[OPLINLIST] NoveList feature: linking directly to/from your library's OPAC

[Mindy Holmes]

Thanks, I appreciate the suggestion.  I tried it but it didn't make any 
difference.  I think it is an EBSCO issue due to their recent upgrade. 

Don Yarman wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Mindy Holmes <holmesme at oplin.org> wrote:
>   
>> I am attempting to work this out with EBSCO for our catalog, but so far
>> come up with the Novelist home page as well.  It took me several e-mails
>> to procure a username/password, but so far this does not work as I think
>> it should.
>>     
>
> I would suggest routing the links to Novelist through OPLIN's
> authenticator.  Whatever link that Novelist tells you to put into
> your PAC code, add this to it:
>
> http://******.oplin.org/login?url=
>
> Replace ****** with your FSCS number.
>
> That way, you won't have to worry about passwords.
>
> Email me off list if you have no idea what I'm talking about, or
> if you have a vague idea what I'm talking about and need more
> help, contact OPLIN.
>
>   
>> Also, the custom link back to our catalog does not work as
>> it should.  I hope to get it ironed out as I think it is a nice
>> additional feature.
>>     
>
> You might want to wait until the dust clears on the re-design.
> Past experience tells me that it usually takes EBSCO and
> subsidiaries a few weeks to cope when this sort of thing happens.
> (Anyone remember when they changed from epnet.com to
> ebscohost.com?  A nightmare).
>
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