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Note

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Librarian's view (MARC)

View all MARC fields associated with a Search record

To create the Librarian's view bookmarklet

  1. Drag and drop the Librarian view link below to your browser's bookmark bar
    Librarian view (for FireFox, Chrome etc.)
    Librarian view (for IE)
    OR
  2. There are two scripts available below, pnxbookmarklet4ie which can be used with Internet Explorer and pnxbookmarklet for all other browsers.
    1. Copy the browser appropriate script to text editor such as Notepad
    2. Create a Bookmark or Favorite eg go to the Basic Search screen. Locate Bookmark and open for direct editing
      • For Firefox etc edit 'Name' field: enter suitable text eg 'Librarian's view'; in 'Location' field; paste appropriate Notepad script over URL
      • For Internet Explorer, edit 'General' and 'Web Document' tabs

pnxbookmarklet (for Firefox, Chrome etc.)
javascript:function o(){window.open(location.href+'&showPnx=true',"PNX Record")};o()

pnxbookmarklet4ie (for Internet Explorer)
javascript:function o(){window.open(location.href+'&showPnx=true',"PNXRecord")};o()

Use the Librarian's view bookmarklet

  1. Open Search in your preferred browser and run a query for any library resource
  2. In the Results screen, open a specific record using the title hyperlink
  3. Click the Bookmark or Favorite you just created. This will, in a new window display the Librarian's view showing the XML file details of the selected item

Z39.50

The following information is for connecting to the Monash Library's catalogue (Alma) through the z39.50 integration.

General information

  • URL: ap01.alma.exlibrisgroup.com
  • Port: 1921
  • Database (Monash Australia): 61MONASH_AU
  • Database (Monash Malaysia): 61MONASH_MA
  • Database (Monash South Africa): 61MONASH_SA

Attributes supported

  • Term (1016, 1017)
  • Author (1, 1003, 1004)
  • Subject (21)
  • Title (4)
  • ISBN (7)
  • ISSN (8)
  • Date (31)
  • Identifier (12)
  • OCLC Number (1211)

More information

  • See also: ExLibris Developer Network Z39.50 Protocol
  • MARC holdings records are returned if the Enrich with holdings check box is selected in the “Z39.50” integration profile in Alma.
  • MARC bibliographic records availability from the network institution and from all the network members are returned if the Enrich with Members Availability check box is selected in the “Z39.50” integration profile in Alma (option available only for network institution; only in MARC format).
  • MARC holdings records are returned only for permanent locations. OPAC holdings records are returned for both permanent and temporary locations (one holding per location).
  • Suppressed records are excluded.

Z39.50 client examples

Below are some sample settings for some common Z39.50 clients. Please note that the settings displayed are examples only and may require adjusting according to specific needs.

Sample settings for Z39.50 clients such as Mercury

  • URL: ap01.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/61MONASH_AU

Mercury Z39.50 client settings

Sample settings for z39.50 connection for EndNote

EndNote Monash U connection file settings

Sample settings for z39.50 library z-cataloguing client

z-cataloguing client settings