From 22d3dcfd57d1ed1c2ed7813ca3e39f5cd571b34e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kathy Lussier Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 02:43:16 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Library information pages Updating the linked libraries documentation to include details on the new library information pages introduced in 2.6. Signed-off-by: Kathy Lussier --- docs/opac/linked_libraries.txt | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/opac/linked_libraries.txt b/docs/opac/linked_libraries.txt index 3bba7132a0..56b48be299 100644 --- a/docs/opac/linked_libraries.txt +++ b/docs/opac/linked_libraries.txt @@ -1,23 +1,47 @@ -Library Links from Copy Details -------------------------------- +Library Information Pages +------------------------- -An Evergreen site can configure the catalog to provide links to a library's web -site from the copy details section of the search results page, the record -summary page, and the kids catalog record summary page. These links allow a -patron to quickly access branch information, such as the location, hours of -operation, and/or contact information. +The branch name displayed in the copy details section of the search results +page, the record summary page, and the kids catalog record summary page will +link to a library information page. This page is located at +http://hostname/eg/opac/library/ and at +http://hostname/eg/opac/library/. -To configure the links: +Evergreen automatically generates this page based on information entered in +*Admin* -> *Server Administration* -> *Organizational Units* (actor.org_unit). +The library information pages publish schema.org structured data, which can +enable search engines and other systems to better understand your libraries and +their resources. -. Go to *Admin* -> *Local Administration* -> *Library Settings Editor* +The library information page displays: + +* The name of the library +* Opening hours +* E-mail address +* Phone number +* Mailing address +* The branch's parent library system + +An Evergreen site can also display a link to the library's web site on the +information page. + +To display a link: + +. Go to *Admin* -> *Local Administration* -> *Library Settings Editor*. . Edit the *Library Information URL* setting for the branch. [NOTE] If you set the URL at the system level, that URL will be used as the link for -all child branches. -. Enter the URL in the following format: http://example.com/about.html -[NOTE] -If a branch or its parent does not have a Library Information URL set, the -branch name will display as normal text. +the system and for all child branches that do not have its own URL set. +. Enter the URL in the following format: http://example.com/about.html. + +An Evergreen site may also opt to link directly from the copy details section +of the catalog to the library web site, bypassing the automatically-generated +library information page. To do so: +. Add the library's URL to the *Library Information URL* setting as described +above. +. Go to *Admin* -> *Local Administration* -> *Library Settings Editor*. +. Set the *Use external "library information URL" in copy table, if available* +setting to true. -- 2.43.2