Re: Fwd: WebLink to holdings

[Andy Shimp <andy.shimp@yale.edu>]

Another caveat:  for papers in conference proceedings an ISBN number is
transmitted.  We generally catalog our conference proceedings as serials,
so the search finds no entries.

Andy 

At 01:33 PM 8/27/98 -0400, Kimberly Parker wrote:
>For SilverPlatter version 4.0 (the java one) --
>
>>WebLink to holdings for Yale
>>University has been set up. You should now see a 'Check for Holdings'
>>button within records. Clicking on this button will open a separate browser
>>window that is searching your OPAC. 
>
>I tested this myself and it seems to be working.  A word of warning.  If
>the patrons leave the WebPac window open (and it is a separate browser
>window, so it can be left open if desired), it is sometimes a little
>confusing to determine whether what's on the screen was from a previous
>search or if WebPac is churning on the new search.  The only clue is an
>active hourglass if WebPac is still working.  Also, the search is an ISSN
>search, and if there are no holdings, will return a fairly opaque WebPac
>null-search results message that begins: No Entries Found for Search [ ISSN
>= 1001-6538 ].
>
>Also the usual caveats about WebPac still apply -- no circ info, no
>holdings info.
>
>--Kim
>