Are there any plans for using a URL checker for links on the Librarys home page?
Release 2000 included an optional URL checker. However, III has bundled the URL checker into a product that we do not need; that product is priced at $10,000. S. Rogers has sent a message to III about whether the URL checker can be acquired independently for a lower cost; III is considering the issue. At this point, OSU has no plans to purchase this checker from III due to the cost. Nancy Helmick advised the group that many III users are unhappy with III’s decision to bundle the URL checker with a product that is not in heavy demand. We will continue to advocate for the availability of the option separate from the current product. No. 1: Steve Westman is working on a way to do URL checking of titles in OSCAR with an 856 field. Once Steve identifies a process, he will work with technical services to determine how the review and correction of these broken links might be handled. No. 2: A status report from Sally was received 5/8/00. T. Davis was asked to evaluate that response for the 6/
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