[ipac] Adding a World Cat Beta Box to HIP or Library Home Page

[Jonathan Rochkind]

If you have HIP 3.0, it should definitely be possible to add the 
worldcat search box just about wherever you want it, by editing the .xsl 
files if neccessary. I haven't added a worldcat search box, but I have 
added all sorts of other things to various parts of my HIP screens.  You 
can't neccesarily do it through the admin interface, but if you are 
willing to start editing the .xsl files, you can do just about whatever 
you want, although it can be tricky to figure out how sometimes.

If you have HIP 4.0, I have no idea, all bets are off.

[My fantasy is to rig it so if you get no results to your keyword 
search, it _automatically_ searches WorldCat for you! That, I'm not sure 
whether it's possible or not, but I hold out hope. But just putting a 
search box on a HIP screen somewhere? I'm reasonably sure it's possible.]

Jonathan

Alderman, Patricia wrote:
> Have any of you added the WorldCat Beta Search Box to HIP?  I'm working
> with SD to see if there is someway to add an external link, but so far
> no process.  I've added the link, but it does not display so I can't
> even test it.
>
> Have any of you added the box to you Library homepage, in leiu of HIP?
> If you did was this your first choice or because you couldn't add it in
> HIP.?
>
> I have been looking at some of the HIPs out there and have seen
> instances where libraries have added a tab for the WorldCat Beta box.
>
> I have seen a Unicorn Library that was able to add the search
> functionality because of the capabiities inherent in ilinks/ibistro.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pat Alderman
> Systems Librarian 
> National Defense University Library
> Washington, DC
> 202-685-2384
>
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Jonathan Rochkind
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Johns Hopkins University
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