[Web4lib] form to create static catalog links

[Araby Y Greene]

Is this what you were after? User enters search as s/he would in
catalog, but gets a "canned" URL that can be copied:
http://www.library.unr.edu/makeLink.htm

I will take this temporary page down in a week, after you have a chance
to try it.

I did misread your question the first time. Sorry.

Araby

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Araby Greene
Web Development Librarian
Getchell Library/322
University of Nevada, Reno
http://www.library.unr.edu/

araby at unr.edu
775.682-5678

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org 
> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Araby Y Greene
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 6:15 PM
> To: Sara Patalita; web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: RE: [Web4lib] form to create static catalog links
> 
> Here are a couple of simple examples for you to try with 
> ACPL's catalog.
> 
> http://www.library.unr.edu/sample_catalog_search.htm 
> 
> View source and grab the code if you want to use it. The 
> first example uses javascript to remove illegal characters 
> from the search string before sending it to your server. The 
> second example just sends the user input directly to your server.
> 
> I hope I didn't misunderstand what you were asking for.
> 
> Best,
> Araby
> 
> __________________________
> Araby Greene
> Web Development Librarian
> Getchell Library/322
> University of Nevada, Reno
> http://www.library.unr.edu/
> 
> araby at unr.edu
> 775.682-5678
> 
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org 
> > [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Sara Patalita
> > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 2:45 PM
> > To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> > Subject: [Web4lib] form to create static catalog links
> > 
> > Hello!
> > 
> > I'm hoping to create a quick Web-based application where people can 
> > enter their search terms and they will be given a static URL which 
> > they could use to link to the results of this search in our 
> (iBistro) 
> > catalog.  [Note: I want to provide a URL, not link to the URL.]
> > 
> > Our catalog uses dynamic URLs while actively searching, so 
> you can't 
> > copy and paste the URLs for later retrieval.  I learned how to 
> > construct the syntax of search URLs in iBistro (see 
> > http://tinyurl.com/32mux5 ) -- and savvy users can insert 
> their terms 
> > into the (admittedly long and somewhat
> > cumbersome) basic link structure.  The static URLs are used 
> to email 
> > catalog links to our Ask a Librarian users, post on our Web site, 
> > blogs, etc.
> > 
> > I think more of our staff - and maybe patrons - would make use of 
> > these URLs if they were easier to create.
> > 
> > I assume I can create a simple application where users can 
> enter their 
> > terms and get a quick URL back -- which would insert their 
> terms into 
> > the catalog link structure (as described here: 
> > http://tinyurl.com/32mux5 ), and perhaps even then converting to a 
> > tinyurl-type URL to shorten them and prevent possible line break 
> > problems.  The problem is, I'm not sure of what 
> application/language I 
> > could/should use to accomplish this.
> > 
> > Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Sara
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > 
> > ***********************************************************
> > Sara Patalita
> > General Reference Librarian
> > Allen County Public Library
> > 900 Library Plaza
> > Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270
> > spatalita at acpl.info
> > Phone 260.421.1252
> > 
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