PAC ADMINISTRATION

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Viewing System-Wide Resources

You can view a listing of system-wide resources currently defined for your consortium or collective.

To view system-wide resources:

• Select Public Search Resources from the PAC Admin menu (see The PAC Admin Menu for details). The Public Search Resources screen displays.

• The Public Search Resources screen shows a listing of all search sources (Impact databases, subscription databases, reference databases, Z39.50 databases, etc.) currently available for your consortium or collective.

  • The Type column shows a two-character code indicating the search source type:

    AG – Union Catalog (Auto-Graphics database)

    AV – VERSO Database

    HP – Hoopla

    OD – OverDrive

    VS – Library OPAC

    WB – Web Database

    WL – Web Link

    WM – OCLC WorldCat Database

    WS – Web Service

    XL – Reference Site

    ZN – Zinio

    ZZ – Virtual Library (Z39.50 Site)

  • The DataID column shows the unique database identification number for all reference databases and web services in the list. A "0" is shown for all other resources.
  • The Name column shows the names of all search sources currently available for your consortium or collective, in alphabetic order.
  • The names of Z39.50 databases are shown as links, allowing you to edit the definition for the associated database.
  • The names of reference and subscription databases are shown as links, allowing you to edit the database name and authentication information for the associated database.
  • The names of web links are shown as links, allowing you to edit the host (URL) and site name for the web link.
  • The names of all other databases are shown in "plain" type. The definitions for these databases cannot be edited.
  • The Note column lets you add, edit or delete resource notes for the associated search source (see the Managing Resource Notes and Database Descriptions for details).
  • If desired, you can reconfigure, sort and filter table content (see the System Basics User Guide for details).
• Use the scrollbar to scroll through the entire list.
• If desired, use the Show menu to show only those search sources of a selected type and/or usage; either Z39.50 Search Sources Only, Z39.50 Shelf Status Only, Reference Sources Only or Weblink Sources Only (select All Search Sources from the Show menu to view all available search sources).
  • The Public Search Resources screen refreshes to display the appropriate search sources.

  NOTE: When either the Z39.50 Search Sources Only or Z39.50 Shelf Status Only option is selected from the Show menu, search sources configured for usage as Both Search & Shelf Status (see Adding and Editing Z39.50 Search Sources for details) will display in both listings.

• From the Public Search Resources screen, you may choose to:
  • Add a new web link
  • Edit the definition for an existing web link
  • Delete a web link
  • Add a new system-wide Z39.50 search source
  • Edit the definition for an existing system-wide Z39.50 search source
  • Edit the name and/or authentication information for a system-wide reference search source
  • Define shelf status mapping
  • Delete a system-wide Z39.50 search source
  • Add a new resource note
  • Edit an existing resource note
  • Delete a resource note

 

 

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