Your library may want to let your users search other libraries’ databases (or broadcast search) using the Z39.50 protocol or Consolidated Searching. (For more information on adding new Z39.50 Libraries, see Adding a Z39.50 Library Connection. For more information on Consolidated Searching, see the documentation for this add-on feature.)
When you create new Z39.50 Libraries and you want to make them available for broadcast searching, you must assign them to your profile so that users can select them from your user interface pages. (For example, if you add a new Z39.50 Library in the Customization tab, you must then come to the Setup tab and assign this Library to a user page within the profile.)
When you set up your broadcast libraries, compare the universal IDs in the searching library with those in the library being searched. If the IDs do not match, you need to add secondary universal IDs to the libraries being searched so they match the universal IDs for the searching library.
To change broadcast searching
1 | Access the profile you want to change, or add a new one. |
2 | Click Broadcast Searching. |
The Administration tool displays the Broadcast Searching page with all of the available Libraries listed:
3 | Do one or more of these options: |
4 | Click OK. |
The Administration tool returns to the Edit Profile page.
5 | When you finish making changes in Information Portal, restart the Application Server process (JBoss). |
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