Saturday, October 22, 2005

Improved RLG/Eureka Services!

OpenURL 1.0
Eureka now offers full support for OpenURL 1.0, the standardized version of OpenURL, i.e. NISO Z39.88-2004, the OpenURL Framework for Context-Sensitive Services. Eureka OpenURL 1.0 is a proper implementation of the San Antonio Level 1 Community Profile (SAP1), the profile most suitable for passing bibliographic information. Transport continues to be based on HTTP POST and to provide inline metadata.

Limit to any MARC tag
The ability to limit to any MARC tag is now available in all of the Eureka databases. After completing a search, click on the Limit link, choose Other in the drop down menu, choose the MARC tag you wish, and replace "value" in the box with your search term.

Search by Publisher Now Added to Advanced Search
In the RLG Union Catalog the Publisher index has been added to the Advanced Search screen. Simply click on Publisher in the drop down menu in Advanced Search and enter the name of the Publisher.

Access to Local Holdings Information
When searching the RLG Union Catalog you may now view the local holdings of items retrieved in the RLG Union Catalog for select libraries that have installed Endeavor's Voyager or Innovative's INNOPAC Millennium systems. Eureka now links directly to the OPAC at the library to display the holdings information, such as the availability of the item or specific serials information.