New OPAC Features, the ERM and Finding Databases
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Introduction to the ERM-driven database search function in a Millennium OPAC
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New OPAC Features, the ERM and Finding Databases
- 1. New OPAC Features: the ERM and Finding Databases Kay Cunningham Personnel Development Day University of Memphis University Libraries May 21, 2009
- 2. Basic Search Page –Catalog Quick Search widget, WorldCat widget, Databases search bar
- 3. Direct link - http://bibliotech.memphis.edu/search/y Search for Databases by Name; browse the alphabet by name or view the A-Z list; search or browse by subject
- 4. Searching by database name when only one record returns; full record display
- 5. Searching by name when multiple records return; resource results list
- 6. Browsing the alphabet; results list
- 7. Choosing a subject to browse
- 8. Result of Earth Sciences search; descriptions list
- 9. Connect to a database from the full record (click linked name of resouce); from the title list (click “Connect’); or from the descriptions list (click linked name of resource).
- 10. Browsing the subject list shows the numbers of databases in each category
- 11. Permalink to CINAHL: http://bibliotech.memphis.edu/record=e1000054~S4 Create links to database records to embed in e-courseware by clicking “Permanent link to this record” and copying and pasting the generated URL from the address bar.
- 12. Keyword searches using either Catalog Classic and Catalog QuickSearch also retrieve databases