Re: Fwd: WebLink to holdings

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

After looking at a few records, it appears that the INSPEC database indexes
ISBN numbers for conference papers and not ISSN numbers.  So SilverPlatter
would not be able to modify the linking search statement.  I imagine this
is something that varies between databases. 

At 10:55 AM 9/1/98 -0400, Kimberly Parker wrote:
>I could go back to SilverPlatter and see if this is something modifiable,
>but don't want to do that if it would then mess up other units that catalog
>conference proceedings as books.  
>
>Also, it may have nothing to do with SP, just be the way the individual
>databases refer to conference proceedings.
>
>Finally, are some units conference proceedings sometimes cataloged with
>ISSNs, but as cat separately or analytics?  If so, would you really want
>patrons producing a rather long list of records they would have to wade
>through to reach the one they want?
>
>Things for us to think about!
>--Kim
>
>At 09:51 AM 9/1/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>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
>>>
>> 
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