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Adding MARC 856 to a Formatted Record Display
John Trares, Product Support Specialist

MARC field 856 includes information required for locating electronic items such as websites, ftp servers and WAIS servers. To display this information in SiteSearch, you must modify the associated formatting class for a database. The example below shows how to add an 856 method to a formatting class. It is just one of several approaches that could be used.

Steps Example

1. Verify CLASSPATH
Verify that CLASSPATH contains correct directories including
the /classes directory, the SiteSearch jar file and the JDK classes.zip file.
  See also Configuring CLASSPATH (found in the Installing and Configuring the Open SiteSearch Suite document)
>echo $CLASSPATH
  .:/ss4/classes:
  /ss4/classes/lib/SS4_0_1.jar:
  /usr/lpp/Java/lib/classes.zip

2. Locate formatting class
Locate the formatting class used to display full records.
The class is specified in the /ini/dbs/*.ini file for each database.
  See also Modifying the Display of Records in the OBI
In a NetFirst.ini file for Generic State College:
[Formats]
   full = EDU.generic.NetFirstFullFmt

3. Add method
Add the add856 method to the formatting class.
The 856 method could be added before the 'doFormat' method.
View add856 to see sample source code for this method.

4. Add call
Reference the 856 method in the 'doFormat' method.
  See NOTE below
addISSN(dir, useLabel, useTrailer);
add856(dir,[true,false]);
addLibraries(dir, useLabel);
addHoldings(dir);

5. Compile the java file
javac NetFirstFullFmt.java

6. Restart JaSSI and ZBase

NOTE to step 4:
The call to this method can be one of the following:

To display only subfield $M (13) "Contact for access assistance" information	add856(dir, false);
To create a hotlink for subfield $M (13) For instance, when the field contains only an email address, such as in the FirstSearch NetFirst database.	add856(dir, true);

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Steps		Example
1.	Verify CLASSPATH Verify that CLASSPATH contains correct directories including the /classes directory, the SiteSearch jar file and the JDK classes.zip file. See also Configuring CLASSPATH (found in the Installing and Configuring the Open SiteSearch Suite document)	>echo $CLASSPATH .:/ss4/classes: /ss4/classes/lib/SS4_0_1.jar: /usr/lpp/Java/lib/classes.zip
2.	Locate formatting class Locate the formatting class used to display full records. The class is specified in the /ini/dbs/.ini file for each database. See also* Modifying the Display of Records in the OBI	In a NetFirst.ini file for Generic State College: [Formats] full = EDU.generic.NetFirstFullFmt
3.	Add method Add the add856 method to the formatting class. The 856 method could be added before the 'doFormat' method.	View add856 to see sample source code for this method.
4.	Add call Reference the 856 method in the 'doFormat' method. See NOTE below	addISSN(dir, useLabel, useTrailer); add856(dir,[true,false]); addLibraries(dir, useLabel); addHoldings(dir);
5.	Compile the java file	javac NetFirstFullFmt.java
6.	Restart JaSSI and ZBase