Direct links (or deep links) can be made to single items or groups of items in the library's catalog. These links can be system-wide (i.e. covering Carroll Community College and Carroll Public Library as well as McDaniel), or, more commonly, limited to Hoover Library materials only. Deep linking is useful in any number of circumstances, as it allows for custom result lists with automatic limits to collections or locations. It also allows for direct access to a record for a specific title, so the user can check if the item is available in the library and where in the building it's located. For example, this link, when entered into an internet address bar, will create a direct link to the book:
And inserting the following code into the title box in a book widget (here the ISBN and the title are changed for each specific item) will create a direct link to this title as well:
<A HREF="https://catalog.carr.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&type=Keyword&by=ISBN&term=9780123518309&limit=AB=19&query=&page=0">Functional neurobiology of aging</A>
Functional Neurobiology of Aging by
Some well-known age-related neurological diseases include Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, deafness, and blindness. Even more common are the problems of aging which are not due to disease but to more subtle impairments in neurobiological systems, including impairments in vision, memory loss, muscle weakening, and loss of reproductive functions, changes in body weight, and sleeplessness. As the average age of our society increases, diseases of aging continue to become more common, and conditions associated with aging need more attention by doctors and researchers. In 1991, patients over the age of 65 saw their doctors an average of eight times per year. Research funding is provided by the Neuroscience and Neuropsychology of Aging (NNA) Program, which is run by the National Institute on Aging. This book offers a comprehensive overview of all topics related to functional impairments which are related to the aging brain and nervous system. It is organized according to four general functions: movement, senses, memory, and neuroendocrine regulation. Written by the leading researchers in the field, this comprehensive work addresses both impairments associated with diseases and not associated with diseases, making it easier to understand the mechanisms involved. Functional Neurobiology of Aging is an important reference for professionals and students involved in aging research, as well as physicians who need to recognize and understand age-related impairments. Key Features * Organized by function, making it easy to find and understand the material * Addresses impairments both associated with diseases and not associated with diseases * Written by leading researchers in the field * Most comprehensive source of information on the neurobiology of aging
There are a number of types of direct links that can be created; their different types are outlined with examples in the box below.
Boolean deep links are also possible, and are often necessary to limit retrieval to only Hoover Library titles (if that is desired). For each type of search, at least one Boolean example is given. Others can be constructed as deeply nested as logic will permit - some experimentation will likely be necessary for complex sets.
You can find a permalink for an individual item in the catalog from the full record of the item. When you find the item you want to link to, click on the title to bring up the full record. In the box to the right of the record, click on the email icon to bring up a new window.
Copy the URL from the bottom of the new window to paste into your application.
NOTE that if you want to link to an electronic resource that is in the catalog, it is not necessary to use a catalog link. Each item in the catalog that is in electronic format has a direct link to the resource itself:
Right click on this link and choose "Copy link address". That way, a user will go directly to the resource rather than having the extra step of going through the catalog.
You will want to verify that the item still exists before each term, however. As noted in the ebooks linking page, library subscriptions to electronic items are not always permanent.
The base code for creating a direct link to items by ISBN is:
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&isbn={isbn},{isbn}, …
Single ISBN
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&isbn= 0553103547
Separate multiple ISBNs with a comma:
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&isbn= 0553103547,0553588486,9780307913098
To limit to Hoover Library:
or
The base code for creating a direct link to items by author is:
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&author={url_encoded_author}
Examples:
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&author=Shakespeare
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&author=John+Grisham
To limit to Hoover Library's collection:
The base code for creating a direct link to items by item title is:
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&title={url_encoded_title}
Search by Item Title
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&title=Misery
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&title=Crime+and+Punishment
Limit Results to Hoover Library:
NOTE in the above example that the Boolean stop word "and" in the title necessitates enclosing the entire title in quotes and searching it as a phrase - this applies to any search using a stop word.
The base code for creating a direct link to items by keyword is:
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&keyword={url_encoded_keywords}
Note that multiple keywords must be separated with a "+" symbol:
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&keyword=cars
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&keyword=science+fiction+robots
To limit to Hoover Library:
The base code for creating a direct link to items by subject is:
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&subject={url_encoded_subject}
Examples:
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&subject=dogs
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&subject=science+fiction
To limit to Hoover Library:
The base code for creating a direct link to items by series is:
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&series={url_encoded_series}
Example:
The advantage to this method of linking is that they run a new search each time the link is clicked, thus the result list is always up-to-date, as opposed to one that is produced by a record set link (below), which is static.
https://catalog.carr.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&type=Boolean&term=COL={collection_code}&by=KW&sort=RELEVANCE&limit=&query=&page=0
The following list is encoded links to Hoover Library Collections. To generate a link for your specific collection, use the URL above and replace {collection_code} with the code associated with the collection listed below. (list accurate as of 11/2015):
| Collection | Code | |
| HL Audio Cassette | 158 | |
| HL Alumni Publications |
159 |
|
| HL Archives |
160 |
|
| HL Atlas |
161 |
|
| HL Bish Collection | 162 | |
| HL Book | 163 | |
| HL Popular | 164 | |
| HL CD | 165 | |
| HL Davis Collection | 166 | |
| HL US Government Document (those that are in the catalog) | 167 | |
| HL DVD | 168 | |
| HL Folio | 169 | |
| HL Faculty Publication | 170 | |
| HL Center for Faculty Excellence Collection | 171 | |
| HL Honorary/Event Publications | 172 | |
| HL Interlibrary Loan | 173 | |
| HL Index | 174 | |
| HL Juvenile Biography | 175 | |
| HL Juvenile Fiction | 176 | |
| HL Juvenile | 177 | |
| HL MacCornack Collection | 178 | |
| HL Microform | 179 | |
| HL Score | 180 | |
| HL Newspaper | 181 | |
| HL Internet Resource | 182 | |
| HL Open Reserves | 183 | |
| HL Quarto | 184 | |
| HL Music LP | 185 | |
| HL Spoken LP | 186 | |
| HL Reference | 187 | |
| HL Reserves | 188 | |
| HL Richwine Collection | 189 | |
| HL Periodical | 190 | |
| HL Special Collections | 191 | |
| HL Stanton Collection | 192 | |
| HL Video (VHS) | 193 | |
| HL Ward Collection | 194 | |
| HL eBook | 203 | |
| HL ePeriodical (an outlier - all of these are in the A-to-Z list) | 204 | |
| HL Streaming Video | 205 |
Some collections (i.e. eBooks) are quite large, and exceed the 5000 title limit that shows in the PAC, so a direct link to those collections is not very useful. The smaller, more specialized collections, however, can benefit from a direct link. This search can only be done via Boolean, and does not need a location limiter, as collection codes are specific to each library. The default sort (RELEVANCE) can be changed as needed.
It is also possible to combine a collection level link with other terms such as subject, i.e:
You can combine Author, Title, and/or Subject parameters in the same query.
Examples:
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&author=King&title=Misery
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&title=Harry+Potter&subject=school
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&subject=civil+disobedience&author=Thoreau
These can also be combined in Boolean, to limit to Hoover Library:
Search terms can also be combined with a collection type (list above), so that you can see only books or only streaming videos meeting a search term:
Call number searching is Boolean only, and can take two forms:
DD= is a Dewey number search that goes against the Dewey number in the 082 field of the MARC record. The syntax for that search is:
LOCAL= is the locally assigned call number in the 092 field of the MARC record. It is a more effective search, as it is more consistent. The syntax for that search is:
Note the presence of the "*" after the call number - this picks up everything after the last digit specified, so searches can be as precise as you need them to be (i.e. if you only want 616.23* not 616.22* or 616.24*) AB=19 limits to Hoover items only.
Also note that electronic items such as ebooks and streaming videos often do not have call numbers assigned (this is dependent on the quality of the incoming records), so they may or may not show up in a call number search, thus a different linking method would be more useful for eBooks or other electronic resources.
The base code for creating a direct link to items by control number is:
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&cn={control_number},{control_number}, …
Single Control Number:
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&cn=9999
Separate multiple Control Numbers with a comma:
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&cn=9999,24354
To limit to Hoover Library:
The base code for creating a direct link to items by control number is:
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&oclc={oclc_number},{oclc_number},
Single OCLC number (two options; both will work):
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&oclc=ocm50441688
or
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&oclc=50441688
Multiple OCLC numbers:
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&oclc=ocm50441688,ocm08542523
Limit to Hoover Library:
Library Staff Only
By Name
This is functionally the same as the section above by record set number.
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&brsn={'bibrecordsetname'}
Where {bibrecordsetname} is the name of the record set, and needs to be enclosed in quotes.
By Control Number
https://catalog.carr.org/view.aspx?ctx=19.1033.0.0.4&brs={bibrecordsetid}
{Where bibrecordsetid is the Polaris control number for the bibliographic record set, found in staff view.}:
A live example is the new items record set that is sent to faculty and staff every month. This set can be found on the catalog main page:
NOTE that record sets are static (in that new items will not appear) However, they can be affected by deletions, so that a record that is removed from the system will also be unlinked and removed from a record set). Therefore, this linking method (and linking to a record set by name) is probably only useful on a temporary basis (i.e., if you are manually gathering a number of items with differing collections or formats for a course with a specific end date), or for a display.
If you do use this method (or linking by record set name as shown below), you must add a note to the record set indicating that it is not to be deleted and the end date, so that it is not accidentally removed (as well as removing the record set once it is no longer needed.)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3698-6794