Display SFX online availability and Aleph holdings information in the OPAC
Tags: sfx-menu
, basic
, journals
, holdings
, aleph
, sfx
, opac
, elympics
, periodicals
, serials
, ebooks
, mirlyn
, api
, firefox
, browser
, add-on
Last Updated: Mar 29, 2010 23:00
- Description
This Firefox browser add-on displays electronic book and journal availability from SFX in the University of Michigan's OPAC. This tool was created primarily so that the user can see both the Aleph holdings information and the SFX thresholds on one web page to verify that they match. It can be used by technical services staff to keep the catalog and SFX up to date with each other. Information from the SFX service menu is inserted on the webpage of the record representing the book or journal in the OPAC which eliminates the need for multiple searches for the same book or journal in the catalog and in the Link Server.
- Author: David Fulmer
- Additional author(s):
- Institution: University of Michigan
- Year: 2010
- License: BSD style
- Short description: Use, modification and distribution of the code are permitted provided the copyright notice, list of conditions and disclaimer appear in all related material.
- Link to terms: [Detailed license terms]
- Skill required for using this code:
basic
State
Stable
Programming language
Javascript and HTML.
Software requirements
Mozilla Firefox 3.0
Screen captures
Example of the display of online availability in the University of Michigan's OPAC:
Author(s) homepage
http://www.lib.umich.edu/users/dfulmer
Download
Working example
Shows a monograph:
http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/Record/004318299
Shows a serial:
http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/Record/000888713
http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/Record/004138782
Using the following Ex Libris open interfaces
SFX, Aleph
Installation instructions
Download the attached file and open it in Firefox. When the installation has completed restart Firefox.
Comments
The add-on will display SFX online availability for books and journals on the Mirlyn record page of the University of Michigan's OPAC. So far it only works with the University of Michigan's catalog.
