Bibliotheca cloudLibrary integration
Learn how to configure Bibliotheca cloudLibrary to display in your OPAC.
Bibliotheca cloudLibrary integration
Libraries with a Bibliotheca cloudLibrary eContent subscription can integrate cloudLibrary into their OPAC.
This integration will include the following changes:
- Manager: Creating a new system option for adding account information and enabling the integration
- Indexing: Including cloudLibrary titles and cover art in Wise search results, availability information, the operation of Facets, and the "Sort on" filter.
- Facet terms: Providing the supplied terms for facet-related metadata (e.g. Language, Material type) in such a way that they can be included in the internal "crosswalk" reference table to combine facet values with values from other third-party providers and the library's own nomenclature
- Full Title View: Displaying cloudLibrary titles in a Full Title View page with all relevant operations (e.g. Checkout, Hold) and data (e.g. metadata, availability, NoveList recommendations)
- Access operations: Providing customers with the appropriate methods to consume the materials by linking directly to cloudLibrary, downloading to the customer's device, etc.
- My Account: Including cloudLibrary title information in My Checkouts > Digital Content and My Holds > Digital Content displays
Configure Bibliotheca cloudLibrary
To configure Bibliotheca cloudLibrary to display in your library's OPAC:
Step 1: In the Wise manager, enable the system option EXTCCLL.
Step 2: Add cloudLibrary to your external systems:
- In the Wise manager, navigate to Management organizations > External systems > cloudLibrary.
- Select, New. The EAC (External account) window will open.
- Provide the following information:
- Account ID
- Access Key
- API URL
- Library ID
- Library URL ID
- Web reader URL
- Select OK, to save.
- Clear your Browser Cache and login to the Wise Manager. These settings should now be configured.
cloudLibrary display in the OPAC
When searching in the OPAC, items in your library's cloudLibrary collections will now appear in the search results. Results can be filtered using the Results for option in the filters.
