How To Create a Scoped Link
Most Minerva libraries have requested that OPAC searches retrieve,
by default, only those items in the database that are within the library's
location scope. The user may change the default scope from within
the OPAC browse screen. There are choices for each library in
Minerva, as well as All Libraries. Clicking the Start
Over button takes the user back to the first search screen and resets
the current scope to its default value -- the local library only in
most cases.
Nearly the same effect can be created for web users located outside
your library. This is particularly desirable where you wish users
who have found your library home page to be able to link to the catalog
and see, by default, only your holdings. The key lies in using
the correct syntax for creating a scoped link.
While most libraries will want to create a scoped link to only their library's collection, this same procedure can be used to create a scoped link to one of the subject options that appear at the top of the "Select Library" drop-down list in the OPAC. They are included in the list below, in the number range 63-70. Children's Collection's scope number is also listed for those libraries that have a separate children's scope.
Here's How
- Look for your library's name or subject collection in the list of library scopes
presented on the browse screen within the OPAC, or in the list below. Note
the number of its position in the list. For example, for Machias
Memorial High School the number is "28"; thus a general scoped link for that library would be: "http://minerva.maine.edu/search~S28". Note that the "S" must be in upper case.
01 > Andover College
02 > Auburn Public Library
03 > Augusta Schools
04 > Bailey Public Library
05 > Baxter Memorial Library
06 > Belfast Free Library
07 > Bigelow Labs
08 > Boothbay Harbor Public Library
09 > Calais Free Library
10 > Central Maine Community College
11 > Curtis Memorial Library
12 > Eastern Maine Medical Center
13 > Eastern Maine Community College
14 > Edythe Dyer Library
15 > Falmouth Memorial Library
16 > Husson University
17 > Jesup Memorial Library
18 > Kennebec Valley Community College
19 > Lewiston Public Library
20 > Lithgow Public Library
21 > McArthur Public Library
22 > Machias Memorial HS
23 > Maine General Medical Center
24 > Maine Historical Society
25 > Maine State Library Outreach
26 > N Branch Library
27 > Northern Maine Community College
28 > Norway Memorial Library
29 > Patten Free Library
30 > Rockland Public Library
31 > Rockport Public Library
32 > Rumford Public Library
33 > St. Joseph's College
34 > Skidompha Public Library
35 > South Portland Public Library
36 > Southern Maine Community College
37 > Thomas College Library
38 > Thomas Memorial Library
39 > Topsham Public Library
40 > Washington Cty Comm College
41 > Waterville Public Library
42 > Wells Reserve Library
43 > York County Community College
44 > York Public Library
45 > Gray Public Library
46 > Not in use
47 > Bangor Theological Seminary
48 > Upper Kennebec Valley Schools
49 > Gardiner Public Library
50 > Camden Public Library
51 > Old Town Public Library
52 > Hobbs Memorial Library
53 > Ludden Memorial Library
54 > South Portland Schools
55 > Southwest Harbor Public Library
56 > Wells Public Library
57 > Warren Memorial Library
58 > Pittsfield Public Library
59 > Rice Public Library
60 > Orono Public Library
61 > Pembroke Public Library
62 > York Schools
63 > Health Sciences Collections
64 > Children's Collections
65 > School Libraries
66 >
Audio Books
67 > Electronic Resource
68 > Large Print
69 > Movies/Video
70 > Recorded Music
71 > All Minerva Locations (default)
72 > APL Children's Collection
73 > BFL Childrens' Collection
74 > BML Children's Collection
75 > CML Children's Collection
76 > FML Children's Collection
77 > GPL Children's Collection
78 > HOB Children's Collection
79 > JML Children's Collection
80 > LIT Children's Collection
81 > LPL Children's Collection
82 > LUD Children's Collection
83 >
NOR Children's Collection
84 > ORO Children's Collection
85 > OTP Children's Collection
86 > PFL Children's Collection
87 > PIT Children's Collection
88 > RIC Children's Collection
89 > ROC Children's Collection
90 > RPL Children's Collection
91 > Scarborough Public Library
92 > SJC Children's Collection
93 > SPP Children's Collection
94 > TML Childrens' Collection
95 > TPL Children's Collection
96 > Unity College
97 > UNI Children's Collection
98 > Walker Memorial Library
99 > WLK Children's Collection
100> WAR Children's Collection
101> WEL Children's Collection
102> WPL Children's Collection
- You can also create on your web page(s) a link to a particular record
in the catalog using this format, where the "b" number is the bibliographic record number: http://Minerva.maine.edu/record=b2088319~S28
- If you wish to offer multiple links leading to a particular
type of search, add "/" and the letter that refers to that
type of search, e.g.,
"a" for author: http://Minerva.maine.edu/search~S28/a
Values that can be used in this manner:
a = author
c = LC call number
d = subject
e = Dewey call number
i = ISBN/ISSN
p = Course Reserves (professor/TA)
q = author/title
r = Course Reserves (course name)
t = title
X = advanced keyword search (upper case X)
Y = simple keyword search (upper case Y)
Note: "w" is no longer in use for keyword searching; it should be changed to either "Y" or "X" for simple or advanced keyword searching.
Notes:
- If the user clicks on the Another Search button,
the system retains the scope for the next search. Pressing
the Start
Over button, however, causes the system to revert to the All Libraries
scope.
- More detailed information can be found at the Linking to the Web
OPAC Using Persistent URLs FAQ at the CSDIRECT web site.
