CrossSearching Emerald via eLibrary

Hi Everyone,

An email has been sent to the MetaLib discussion list to say that the new Emerald interface has some interoperability problems with MetaLib . This means that we have had to switch off crosssearching of Emerald. We will switch it back on as soon as Ex Libris have resolved the problem.

Thanks,

James.

CrossSearching Science Direct & Scopus from eLibrary

Hi Everyone,

Paul has been in touch with Ex Libris and they have helped him resolve the problem of CrossSearching within these 2 databases via the eLibrary. They both seem to be working again, so we've reactivated them.

Thanks,

James.

eLibrary Find e-Journal

Hi Everyone,

Paul is currently doing some work on the Find e-Journal area of the eLibrary. This will stop the 'Request Failed' message from appearing when you click on the 'i' button and should speed up the searching a bit. While he's doing the work you may notice the appearance of Find e-Journal changes, as he has to change the look of the out-of-the-box version to match our purple branding. The functionality shouldn't be affected though.

Another change that has been introduced by Ex Libris is the autocomplete option to display potential matches for your search as you type words into the search box. This might be of some help to those users who laboriously type in the whole of a long-winded journal title, as if they see what they are looking for appear they can stop typing and click on it to select it.

Thanks,

James.

Changes to eLibrary Subject Categories

Hi Everyone,

As you will probably be aware, Gill and I have been working with the SLs to reduce the number of Subject Categories within the eLibrary. In order to help you keep track of the changes I have saved a document to the w: drive that details all the new categories and also what has happened to all the old categories.

The document is called Changes to MetaLib Subject Categories - Sept 2007 and it can be found in the following folder: W:\Team Work Areas\Electronic Resources\MetaLib - SFX

I hope this will help everyone to keep track of what has changed,

Thanks,

James.

CU Portal Hot Links

Hi Everyone,

A link to "eLibrary / Library Catalogue" has been added to the Hot Links on the right-hand-side of the CU Portal home pages. This takes you to the eLibrary and the OPAC can then be linked to from here. This does duplicate the eLibrary link at the top of the screen, but as it’s in an eye-catching position seemed worth repeating. Also, it seemed like a good idea to mention the Library Catalogue on the home page.

I think we should still promote the eLibrary link at the top of the page in demos as this link displays wherever the user is in the portal. However, it’s good to get another prominent link to our resources on the home page.

Thanks,

James.