How do I manage the list of e-resources for my library?
Only users who are assigned the Administrator role will have access to the Admin section of LibraryAware.
At the E-Resources page, you can create a list of the electronic resources that your organization has access to.
To add an e-resource:
- Select Admin from the menu at the top of the LibraryAware page.
- Click the E-Resources link.
- Click the Create button.
- Enter the details about the e-resource:
- Name – Use the same name that your library lists for the e-resource on its webpage.
- (Optional) Description – Enter a short description for the e-resource.
- URL – We recommend that you link to the website where your library lists and links to all of its e-resources. By doing so, your patrons will see more of your resources. However, if you would like to create a URL that goes directly to this e-resource, you may choose to use that link instead.
- (Optional) What's in it for them? Briefly describe who should use this e-resource and why this group should use it.
- (Optional) Where to find E-resource - Enter some descriptive text about where your patrons can find this e-resource.
- Vendor – Select the Vendor for this e-resource.
- Vendor Product Identifier – Enter the Product Identifier for this e-resource. You may need to contact the vendor for this information.
- Add a Logo image for the e-resource by clicking the Choose File button.
- Navigate to the image you would like to use and click Open. The Logo image that you select may display when you insert an e-resource into an Item.
- Click the Save button to add this e-resource to your library’s account.
Once an e-resource is added to this page, you can insert this information into any Item template that uses e-resources. For more information on adding reusable content to Items, please see the Reusables Help page.
To edit an e-resource:
- Select Admin from the menu at the top of the LibraryAware page.
- Click the E-Resources link.
- Click the pencil icon to the right of the e-resource in the list.
- Make your changes to the e-resource information.
- Click the Save Changes button.
To disable/enable e-resource:
- Select Admin from the menu at the top of the LibraryAware page.
- Click the E-Resources link.
- To the right of the e-resource, click one of the following:
- Provide access – Select this link to allow your LibraryAware users to add the e-resource to your Items.
- Revoke access– When this link is selected, the e-resource will not be available to add to your Items.
To set up persistent linking for an e-resource:
- Select Admin from the menu at the top of the LibraryAware page.
- Click the E-Resources link.
- Click the Edit link prototypes link to the right of an e-resource.
- Enter the persistent link prototype (or format) for each type of link:
- Single Record Prototype – Link to a specific record in the e-resource.
- Generic Search Prototype – Link to a search in the e-resource.
- General Login Prototype – Link to the login page for the e-resource.
- Click the OK button.
Note: The LibraryAware support team will assist you in setting up the link protoypes to allow you to add persistent links to your e-resources.