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Faculty Preparation Guide

Welcome to:

Sault College Library is launching a new library search tool called Page 1+ on July 26.

Page 1+ gives you easy access to our collections. With its intuitive design and powerful engine, it empowers our students to complete their assignments more efficiently and effectively than ever before.

We want to ensure you are prepared for Page 1+, so please consider the following activities and update your learning material as needed.

For more information about Page 1+, see this overview of Page 1+

Actions Before Launch

After the Page 1+ launch, searching for books, CDs, videos and other materials held by the library will be performed on the new Page 1+ interface.

Likewise, permanent links to library resources will have to come from Page 1+ in the future.

Prepare for the implementation of Page 1+ by:

1. Reviewing this information about Searching in Page 1+.
2. Reviewing your course material for links to the library catalogue and library material that may need to be updated.
3. Setting aside time for making updates to your material after launch

Actions After Launch (July 26)

Once Page 1+ is launched, you can access it via the main search box on our homepage.

You will need to:

1. Update Links to Library Material as needed
2. Check Screenshots of Library Search & Catalogue
3. Practice Searching
4. Check out your Library Account

Check Links to Library Material

To prepare for Sirsi Enterprise and EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) retirement, you'll want to ensure that all links to those two systems are changed over to database-specific or Page 1+ links. 

For links to library catalogue items (books, dvds, and other physical material), you'll need to use a Page 1+ link

For links to eResources, we recommend using the database-specific permalinks

IMPORTANT: Old links will only be active through the following dates: 
Sirsi Enterprise: Sept 30, 2022
EDS: Dec 31, 2022

Permanent links created in third-party databases like EBSCO's Academic Search Premier will not be affected by this change.

Identifying Affected Links

Sirsi Enterprise: any URL starting with https://sault.ent.sirsidynix.net/...

EDS: any URL with either of the following formats

1. Please look for "site=eds-live" towards the end of the URL, as other Ebsco permalinks will look similar.  
   http://ra.ocls.ca/ra/login.aspx?inst=sault&url=https://search-ebscohost-com.sault.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=[.....]&site=eds-live&scope=site
2. Any URL starting with: https://eds-s-ebscohost-com.sault.idm.oclc.org/eds...

Creating Resource Links for Your Instruction Materials

Library Catalogue Links

After searching Page 1+, click on a book title that you want.

You will see the item's record view, which has more information about the item and tools for citation, exporting, and creating permanent links.

If you want to link to a resource in your instruction materials, just click on PERMALINK and copy it to the clipboard. Use that link anywhere.

Database Specific Links

Page 1+ records and permalinks can be used for eResources. However, we recommend using permalinks directly to the resource. Since each database has it own format for permalinks, please see Faculty Info - D2L Management for Persistent Linking

Check Screenshots of Library Catalogue & Library Search

Check your learning materials for screenshots of the library catalogue, search page and search results that may need to be replaced with the new Page 1+ versions.

Practice Searching

We recommend that you familiarize yourself with searching in Page 1+ to get used to this new system. After launch:

• Practice conducting Basic and Advanced searches.
• Practice adding limiters (date, length, author, resource type, etc.)
• Practice running multiple searches for the same item using different search terms to see how the system responds.

Check Out Your Library Account

Investigate what you can do in Page 1+. You have your own Page 1+ account where you can save items and searches, manage your profile and perform other tasks. Try these activities:

• Save an item to your account
• Save a search to your account
• Make a hold request for an item (Only for unavailable items)

Need Help?

Your library staff and faculty are here to help! If you have any trouble with the new system or need help creating new links within LMS courses, we want to hear from you.

The new system promises to be a major step forward in search capability, but we recognize that with any change like this some technical issues may arise. Please contact us for support.

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