South Dakota Library Network
SFX Management Basics
Activating Resources
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©Ex Libris (USA), 2012
Modified for SDLN
Version 4
SFX Management Basics
Aggregator Targets
Aggregator Targets are databases in which the library subscribes
to all titles within a collection.
Examples are:
•EBSCOHost Academic Search Premier
•Proquest Research Library
•GaleGroup IT Expanded Academic ASAP
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Aggregator Targets – 3 step process to activate
•Activate the Target
•Activate the Target Service/Services
•Activate the Object Portfolios
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SFX Admin Module - KBManager
Login to http://sfx.sdln.net:3210/sfxadmin/sfxxxx (your library
code follows sfx, example sfxsda)
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Search for Targets
Click Targets in the KBManager
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Aggregator Targets – activate the target
Find a target by using the Filter Target List box:
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Aggregator Targets – activate the target
Click the ‘
’ button located next to the target name, ‘
will become a yellow ‘
’ button.
’ button
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Aggregator Targets – activate the target service/services
Click S to go to Target Services
Click the ‘
’ button located next to service you want your users
to have access to.
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Aggregator Targets – activate the object portfolios
When you active the service, you will be asked
if you wish to activate all the portfolios:
Click Yes to activate all the portfolios.
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Aggregator Targets – activate the object portfolios
Now the service is activated:
And, all the portfolios:
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Selective Targets – 3 step process to activate
•Activate the Target
•Activate the Target Service/Services
•Activate the Object Portfolios
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Selective Targets – activate the target
Find a target by using the Filter Target List box:
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Selective Targets – activate the target
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Selective Targets – activate the target service/services
Click S to go to Target Services
Click the ‘
’ button located next to service you want your users
to have access to.
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Selective Targets – activate the object portfolios
Click No so you will not activate all the portfolios
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Selective Targets – activate the object portfolios
Once the service is activated, click P to go to the list of portfolios:
Select objects you wish to activate by clicking the checkbox in front of
the title, then click Activate
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Selective Targets – activate the object portfolios
Click OK to activate selected objects
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Selective Targets – activate the object portfolios
Selected objects are now activated
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