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PAC ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 4. MANAGING RESOURCES

   

 

Adding and Editing Web Links

The Web Links function lets you create links from the Resources menu to web sites outside the system. You can create web links to Internet search engines (such as "Yahoo" or "Google") or to any other site of interest to your library staff or patrons. Clicking a Web Link opens the associated web site in an additional browser window.

To add a web link:

  1. From the Search Resources screen (see Viewing Search Resources for details), click the Add WEB Link button.
    • The New Web Link Definition screen displays.

New Web Link Definition Screen

New Web Link Definition Screen

  1. Enter the complete Uniform Resource Locator (URL) in the URL text box; i.e., https://www.mylink.com.
  2. Enter a name for the web link in the Site Name text box.
  3. Click the Submit button to add the new web link. (Click the Reset button to clear your changes and start over. Click the Back button before submitting to cancel your changes and return to the Search Resources screen.)
    • The system returns to the Search Resources screen with the new web link added to the list of resources.

      NOTE: The added web link is automatically selected for use.

  4. Configure the web link as desired (see Configuring Search Resources for details).

To edit a web link:

  1. From the Search Resources screen (see Viewing Search Resources for details), click the name of the web link you wish to edit.
    • The Web Link Definition screen displays. The screen is pre-filled with the current information for the associated web link.
  2. Edit the URL and Site Name for the web link, as desired, then click the Submit button to submit your changes. (Click the Reset button to clear your changes and start over. Click the Back button before submitting to cancel your changes and return to the Search Resources screen.)
    • The system returns to the Search Resources screen.

To delete a web link:

NOTE: You can only delete web links that were added at the local level.

  1. From the Search Resources screen (see Viewing Search Resources for details), locate the web link that you wish to remove from the Resources menu and, in the Edit column, click the Edit link.
  2. Clear the Select the resource checkbox to remove the resource from the Resources menu, then click the Submit button. (Click the Reset button to clear your changes and start over. Click the Back button before submitting to cancel your changes and return to the Search Resources screen.)
    • The system returns to the Search Resources screen. A Delete icon Delete icon shows next to the web link name.
  3. Click the Delete icon Delete icon for the web link.
    • A confirmation dialog displays the message “Do you want to delete (web link name)?”
  4. Click the OK button on the confirmation dialog to complete the deletion. (Click the Cancel button to cancel the deletion and leave the web link unchanged.)
    • The Search Resources screen refreshes with the selected web link removed from the list.