OPAC and Database Updates

There are a few things to let you know about in this bulletin. Among them are OPAC and database updates.

OPAC

The Spell Check feature is active in the staging catalogue. You can view it at: http://eureka.uleth.ca:2082/search~S2/X [NOTE: This page can only be viewed on campus.] The UofL has activated in in their live catalogue (http://eureka.uleth.ca/search~S1/X), but I am not fond of a particular "Go" button that accompanies the feature - it really does not fit into the overall aesthetic of either OPAC. I changed this in the staging server, but I cannot make this change in the live side until my UofL contacts return from vacation to discuss this. I will design some alternative buttons for deployment if they do not approve of my alterations in the staging server. View each and try making multiple misspellings and see what happens. It is a really cool feature.

DATABASES

EBSCO made some alterations to its database URLs - moving from epnet.com to ebscohost.com. The links from our pages to EBSCO databases have been altered to reflect this change. The news release can be found at: http://support.epnet.com/support_news/detail.php?id=222&page=.

Additionally, the Clinical Pharmacology database has been discontinued by EBSCO. Health Source (Consumer Edition and Nursing/Academic Edition) databases have been upgraded with equivalent content. You can read the press release from EBSCO at: http://support.epnet.com/support_news/detail.php?id=359&page=.