Display links to our reference service
Includes: Display links in Open WorldCat to our reference service
Link locations
QuestionPoint lets you provide links to your library's reference service from the following locations:
- Open WorldCat. If your library makes its holdings available in Open WorldCat, (and WoldCat.org) you can display a link to your library's reference service alongside your holdings. Open WorldCat makes records of library-owned materials in OCLC's WorldCat database available to Web users on popular Internet search, bibliographic and bookselling sites. The result: OCLC member libraries are more visible on the Web, and their catalogs are more accessible from the sites where many people start their search for information.
- Acknowledgement page. You can display the URL for your library's reference service on the QuestionPoint acknowledgement page that patrons see after they submit a question on your library's question form. For more information about the page, see Customize the question acknowledgement page.
The links in these locations supplement the other links to your reference service that your library provides.
Link settings and default value
You control these links to your library's reference service using the settings on the Question Form Location page in the QuestionPoint Administration module.
- Buttons. With the Open WorldCat Setting buttons, you select Yes if you want to display a link in Open WorldCat (and WoldCat.org) or No if you do not. The default value is Yes for libraries whose QuestionPoint accounts were active before June 1, 2005 and No for other QuestionPoint libraries.
- Text box. In the Question Form URL text box, you can enter the complete URL (including http://) of your library's reference service. The links lead to the page for the URL that you enter. Or, you can enter nothing (leave the box empty).
The following table describes the results of your settings:
| If you select this button | And enter this in the box | Then QuestionPoint adds links in these locations |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | a URL | Open WorldCat Acknowledgement page |
| Yes | Nothing | Open WorldCat (Because you entered no URL, the link leads to a Web question form generated by QuestionPoint. Questions that patrons submit through the form are sent to your library's QuestionPoint account.) |
| No | a URL | Acknowledgement page |
| No | Nothing | None |
Procedure
To display links to your library's reference service:
| Action | Result or Note | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Log on to QuestionPoint using your administrator authorization number. | |
| 2 | Select Administration in the Select Service drop-down menu at the top of the page. | QuestionPoint displays the Create New Librarian Account page. |
| 3 | Click the Forms menu link below the Institution tab. | QuestionPoint displays the Question Form Location page. |
| 4 | For the Open WorldCat Setting:
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For more information, see Link settings and default value. |
| 5 | For the Question Form URL:
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For more information, see
Link settings and default
value.
Note: Ignore the Viewport URL box because it has no effect on links to your reference service. For information about it, see Forms Management. |
| 6 | Click the Save button. | QuestionPoint saves your changes. |
| 7 | If you entered a URL, click the Test Question Form button. | QuestionPoint displays the web page for the URL in a separate window. |
| 8 | If additional changes are needed, repeat steps 4–7. |
