Links to Library Catalog Records From BlackBoard or any Web Pages
It is possible to link library catalog records from Blackboard or any Web pages you use for teaching. With the links, you can
1. Create a list of books by title and have them hot linked to library catalog for students to see full citation, location, call number, circulation status, etc. E.g.:
2. Create a bibliography of library materials of a certain subject. It doesn't have to be manually updated. As the library receives new books in that subject area, the link will automatically find them. E.g.,
3. Create a list of authors from which students could select individual works. It doesn't have to be manually updated. As the library receives new books by that author, the link will automatically find them. E.g.,
Here are the sample URLs to make the links work and you only need to change the red parts to have your own links:
1. By Title
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By ISBN to get "Tigers of the World": https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/bra/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=
isbn+%220815511337%22&Search_Code=CMD&SL=None&CNT=20&Vn=1&DB=local -
By title to get "Frog and Toad are Friends": https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/bra/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg= 245A+%22frog+and+toad+are+friends%22&Search_Code=CMD&SL=None&CNT=20&Vn=1&dB=local
Note: The URL should be one line. It is too long for this page so they go to the 2nd line. Copy and paste them to one line with no space any where. To customize the search for the title of your choice, just delete the red part and replace them with the ISBN or title of your choice. The + sign is used for space.
2. By Subject:
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Sample URL: https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/bra/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=SKEY+%22 Confederate+States+of+America%22&Search_Code=CMD&SL=None&CNT=20&Vn=1&dB=local
3. By Author:
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Sample URL: https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/bra/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=nkey+%22chomsky+noam% 22&Search_Code=CMD&SL=None&CNT=20&Vn=1&dB=local
Have Questions? Call or Email Xiaotian Chen at 677-2839 or chen@bradley.edu
Page updated: February 5, 2008


