Creating a Link to an Internet Location

You can display multimedia files from the Internet in PAC and from a bib record by creating a link to an Internet address. (For example, you can display a text file, a sound file, a bitmap image, or a web page.) The Library of Congress specifies the 856 tag (Electronic Location and Access) as the one to contain information such as the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and the description; however, Horizon recognizes several prefixes (such as http, ftp, and www) and automatically creates links for them when you add them in any subfield. The computer running PAC must have access to the Internet to enable the connection.

Here is an example of an 856 tag that references a graphic file on the Internet:

To create a link to an Internet location with an 856 tag

1 Open a MARC record.
2 Add the 856 tag. (For instructions, see Adding a Component to a MARC Record.)
3 Enter the URL, including its appropriate prefix, in subfield u.

Horizon displays the link as specified for linked field data.

4 If you want a description of the link to display in PAC, enter the description in subfield z.
5 Save your changes.

 


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