Re: Access to Journal Info. in WebPAC (fwd)

Jeff Huestis (mailto:Jeff-Huestis@LIBRARY.WUSTL.EDU)
Fri, 21 Feb 1997 08:46:54 -0600 

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Date:         Fri, 21 Feb 1997 08:46:54 -0600
From: Jeff Huestis <mailto:Jeff-Huestis@LIBRARY.WUSTL.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Access to Journal Info. in WebPAC (fwd)
To: Multiple recipients of list WEBCAT-L <mailto:WEBCAT-L@WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU>


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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 15:49:51 -0800
From: Virginia Scheschy <mailto:scheschy@ADMIN.UNR.EDU>
To: mailto:INNOPAC@MAINE.maine.edu
Subject: Re: Access to Journal Info. in WebPAC


This isn't a perfect solution (and is hardly intuitive), but I can search
for a specific serial volume by number or date on our WebPAC by using a
feature of Netscape.  The version I have has a FIND button (with a picture
of binoculars).  Click once on FIND and it brings up a dialog box; put a
year or volume number in the box, click on Find Next, and it will take you
to the first occurence of that year or number.


Virginia


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On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Alfred Kraemer wrote:


> None of the WebPAC's I've browsed provided the level of access to

> journal information found in the regular OPAC interface. In particular,

> the option 'V' to search for a specific volume was absent from those WebPAC.

> One of the WebPACs contained a long listing of item records for a serial

> which would have caused the 'Find specific volume' option to appear in

> the non-Web interface.

>

> Is this option not at all available in the WebPAC, or are some libraries

> making the decision locally to withhold it?

> Also, are there any shortcomings of the WebPAC with regard to accessing

> journal information we should consider before selecting the WebPAC?

>

> Please reply to me directly.

>

>

>                         Thank you.

>

>

>                                 Alfred B. Kraemer

>                                 Head of Technical Services

>                                 Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries

>                                 8701 Watertown Plank Road

>                                 Milwaukee, WI 53226

>                                 (414) 456-4273

>                                 E-Mail: mailto:akraemer@post.its.mcw.edu

>