Once an item in AdvoCAT has been identified, it is possible to create a direct link to that item which can be used in documents, Web pages or e-mails.

Ideally use a unique identifier such as an ISBN or ISSN to link directly to a single item. If standard numbers are unavailable, use the title or author. You can also use almost any type of search statement (keyword, subject, guided keyword search) to create direct links to single or multiple items.

ISBN Linking

• Get the ISBN for the item from the Long View in AdvoCAT or the 020 field in the record in the Cataloguing Module. Replace the number following Search_Arg= below with the ISBN of the item.

  http://library.lsuc.on.ca/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&
  Search_Arg=1894015916&SL=None&Search_Code=ISBN&CNT=20

Note: The last part of the URL, the CNT= is required as part of the URL. It tells AdvoCAT how many records to display on a single screen if the search returns more than one match.

ISSN Linking

• Replace the number after Search_Arg= with the ISSN from the Long View in AdvoCAT or the 022 field of the record in the Cataloguing Module.

  http://library.lsuc.on.ca/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&
  Search_Arg=0747-0088&SL=None&Search_Code=ISSN&CNT=20

Title Linking

• Put the title in after the Search_Arg=
• Note that some older browsers do not accept spaces in the URL. Replace any spaces with %20 (the URL encoded value for a space). A quick way to do this is to copy the title and run it through one of the following programs to encode the URL:
  • URL Encoder
  • URL Decoder/Encoder
• Just paste in the title and hit the encode button. The new encoded title will appear as encoded text. Copy and paste that to replace libraries%20and%20copyright in the link below

  http://library.lsuc.on.ca/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&
  Search_Arg=libraries%20and%20copyright&SL=None&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=20

Author Linking

• Put the author's name in after the Search_Arg=
• Encode the author's name using the URL encoder (see Title linking above).
• Copy and paste the encoded name into the link below to replace Chitty%2C%20Joseph%2C%20d%2E%201838
• Try to use the author's name exactly as it appears in the catalogue (including date range) as this type of search returns a list of authors. The CNT is set to CNT=10 here to return fewer authors, since this is a browse search.

  http://library.lsuc.on.ca/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&
  Search_Arg=Chitty%2C%20Joseph%2C%20d%2E%201838
  &SL=None&Search_Code=NAME_&CNT=10

Linking using other search statements

• Direct links can be made to encompass almost any type of search statement (keyword, subject, guided keyword search)—except for limits because setting limits is session based.
• First, run a search in AdvoCAT and refine it to obtain the list/result set you want (not the screen you reach after clicking on one of the returned results).
• Copy and paste that link into an HTML, Word or Notepad document to alter it. For example, a guided keyword search for technology (keyword), copyright (subject), and software (keyword) looks like this:
  
  http://library.lsuc.on.ca/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?
  SAB1=technology&BOOL1=all+of+these&FLD1=Keyword+Anywhere
  +%28GKEY%29&GRP1=AND+with+next+set&SAB2=copyright&BOOL2=all+of+these
  &FLD2=Subject+Heading+%28SKEY%29&GRP2=AND+with+next+set&SAB3=software
  &BOOL3=all+of+these&FLD3=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29
  &PID=lP_FfL%3FJnLOHsP_Fr@_Fq@_F&SEQ=20081030094315
  &CNT=10&HIST=1

• Add the following text right after the ?:

  DB=local&

• Finally, delete all the session based information such as PID and SEQ (&PID=4864&SEQ=20050515091127) and HIST (&HIST=1)to get a link modified to work as a persistent search:
  
  http://library.lsuc.on.ca/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&
  SAB1=technology&BOOL1=all+of+these&FLD1=Keyword+Anywhere
  +%28GKEY%29&GRP1=AND+with+next+set&SAB2=copyright&BOOL2=all+of+these
  &FLD2=Subject+Heading+%28SKEY%29&GRP2=AND+with+next+set&SAB3=software
  &BOOL3=all+of+these&FLD3=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29
  &CNT=10