Reference Librarians' Page

I have a couple of questions about accessing databases.

1. I’d like to know if you all want the Credo Reference link that appears on our library web to go to the basic or advanced search page?
2. Do you want the JSTOR links on our web to go to the basic or advanced search page?

I can’t make up my mind, so if you have opinions maybe we can reach a consensus. Thanks.

My handout for teaching/learning EndNote is here.

I have a separate handout for exporting references from a database and importing them into EndNote here.

When you search the library catalog and find a record, it is often desirable to send that link to someone else via email, or put that link on a web page to point patrons to a specific resource. However, when you have the record in view, if you simply copy and paste the URL from the address bar, the URL will not work—it is not a durable, stable URL.

Method 1
To create a durable, stable URL to a catalog record in Voyager, follow these steps.

1. Perform the search you want in WebVoyage. Go to the full bib page for the record.

2. Click on the button at the top for the staff (MARC) view.

3. Make a note of the bib record number found in the MARC record view, which is located in the 001 field:

4. Replace the xxxxx (bib#) in the following search URL (in bold) with the bib# for the record you want.

http://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/knx/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=xxxxx&v1=1&DB=local

Method 2
To create a durable, stable URL for a search that brings up a list of records in Voyager, follow these steps.

1. Perform a search to get a list of records.

2. Copy the URL the system builds and paste it into a text editor, such as Notepad.

3. Remove from that URL the &PID=##, &SEQ=##, and &HIST=## parameters. In the example search below, the characters in the boxes should be removed.

Note: For course reserve searches, you must also remove from the URL any &xxx=any parameters (&INST=any, &DEPT=Any, &CRSE=Any, or &SECT=Any).

4. Add to that URL the &DB=local parameter. The final URL will look like this:

The CARLI web site has more documentation on constructing URLs.