Free "pass through" search link in WebOPAC

["Anne Myers" <amyers at bu dot edu>]

We are reviewing our system options to see what we want to turn on or
otherwise tweak after having had our OPAC up for 13 years.  One thing we've
never used is the free "pass through" search that Innovative made available
when WebBridge was released.

I've seen several library catalogs that use this free option to go to Amazon
or other sites.  It's hard to tell now, though, who has WebBridge and who
has this single free search option turned on.  

If you are from an academic library, could you reply off list and let me
know:

1. Whether you choose to turn this option on - and why

2. If you did, what was the one site you linked to?

3. Have you been happy with that choice?  Would you make the same decision
again?

4. The URL for your catalog


If there is interest, I'll summarize for the list.

Thanks!

Anne

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Anne Myers
Head of Technical Services
Boston University Law Library
amyers at bu dot edu