[Koha] Cataloging question - Electronic resource with no link (MARC21)

[muiru james]

Hi Hayward

Thank you for your reply. Your suggestion worked perfectly.

Is there any way yo make the pdf open in a new tab instead?

Best regards

James.


On Wed, 18 May 2022, 21:22 C.S. Hayward, <c.s.hayward at protonmail.com> wrote:

> 127.0.0.1 is a loopback address that will address your computer as if it
> were something else. If it only works from the computer you’re on, that is
> to be expected. Find the IP of the server and use that IP to replace
> 127.0.0.1. Note that this may only work from within your local network.
>
> Sent from ProtonMail for iOS
>
>
> On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 1:54 PM, muiru james <muirunyeri at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I got interested in this discussion and tried to attach an a pdf to a
> record in koha. (Followed bywater solutions video on
> https://youtu.be/mbYgsodcPaU)
>
>
> My pdf cannot however open. I get a request denied from 127.0.0.1. It opens
> if I log in from the server but not from any other computer.
>
> My koha version is 20.11.11 on ubuntu 20.05.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> James
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 18 May 2022, 17:19 Caroline Cyr La Rose, <
> caroline.cyr-la-rose at inlibro.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Heather!
> >
> >
> > Thanks so much for your answer! (I was hoping you would answer because
> > you're so knowledgable!)
> >
> >
> > If I understand correctly, $3 is indeed used to specify the library for
> > which the link is used, and it is possible to omit $u (as you said, it
> > dates back to when stuff would maybe be on cdroms).
> >
> >
> > I tried this in Koha
> >
> > 856 40 $3 Local periodical computer
> >
> >
> > and the staff interface and OPAC still showed a link. This may be
> > because of ind1= 4. I tried with different access methods, including
> > ind1 = 7 and 'file' in $2; Koha always shows a link, clickable, but that
> > leads nowhere.
> >
> >
> > I also noticed that in the worldcat example for 'Encyclopedia of
> > children and childhood', what I assume is in the $z (e.g. '(Unlimited
> > Concurrent Users)') is not included in the clickable part of the link.
> > Whereas in Koha, if you put something in $z, it will be clickable.
> >
> >
> > I understand it's a very fringe case that 856 would be used for
> > electronic resources that are not online (no $u). But to me, only
> > $a/$d/$f, $u and $y should be in the clickable part of the link. The
> > rest should be regular text. And if there is no $a/$d/$f or $u, there
> > should be no link at all (not even the 'Click here').
> >
> >
> > Maybe I will file a bug in bugzilla and see what others say, unless
> > someone else on the mailing list has an opinion.
> >
> >
> > Thank you again!
> >
> >
> > Caroline
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2022-05-17 17:16, Hernandez, Heather H wrote:
> > > Hi, Caroline--
> > >
> > > It's the way that it's supposed to work--if you look at this record on
> > > WorldCat.org:
> > > http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51900244
> > > You'll see a link that says, "Flint Campus only," etc.--all the links
> > > have text indicating authorized users only (text that's been put into
> > > the 856 $z).
> > >
> > > It's supposed to work like that because many places have electronic
> > > resources that are available only to authorized users of particular
> > > networks. It dates back to when some resources would even be on
> > > CDRoms mounted on particular computers/drives that only authorized
> > > users could access.
> > >
> > > For the resource you're describing, if it were my library, I'd do
> > > something like:
> > > 856 40 $3 Research Center access $u http://... $z Requires staff login
> > >
> > > They might want, e.g.:
> > > 856 40 $3 Local periodical computer
> > > 856 40 $3 In-library access only
> > >
> > > You can use only the $3 if you want, too--we only use that field, and
> > > it will display in place of "Click here to access," e.g.:
> > > Details for: A dream of seven decades San Francisco's Aquatic Park / ›
> > > SF Maritime NHP Research Center catalog (bywatersolutions.com)
> > > <
> >
> https://keys.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=35047
> > >
> > >
> > > I try to always put something into the $3, because "Click here to
> > > access" is antiquated, when so many users are tapping on their phones,
> > > and in the situation like you describe where not everyone is
> > > authorized to access.
> > >
> > > Cheerio!
> > > --h2
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > Ms. Heather Hernandez (she, her, hers) Technical Services Librarian
> > > Library catalog: https://keys.bywatersolutions.com/ San Francisco
> > > Maritime National Historical Park Research Center 2 Marina Blvd.,
> > > Bldg. E, 3rd floor, San Francisco, CA 94123-1284 415-561-7032 (office
> > > generally M-W, telecommuting Th-F) heather_hernandez at nps.gov <
> >
> https://webmail.lmi.net/src/compose.php?send_to=heather_hernandez%40nps.gov
> > >
> > --
> > Caroline Cyr La Rose, M.S.I.
> > Bibliothécaire | Responsable de produit
> >
> > Tél. : 1-833-465-4276, poste 221
> > Caroline.Cyr-La-Rose at inLibro.com <mailto:
> caroline.cyr-la-rose at inLibro.com>
> >
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