Re: catalog front page on outside server

[Steve Sowder <sowder@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Rob Bruno wrote:

> Hi-
> 
> Have any of you "bypassed" using opacmenu and mainmenu files, and instead 
> used a webpac front page that was located on a different server?
> 
> Basically, what we are considering doing is using an html file located on 
> our library's web site as the main catalog menu, and wanted to know the 
> advantages and disadvantages of doing so.
> 
> For example, instead of having our front page be:
> 
> http://libcat.amnh.org/screens/mainmenu.html  (libcat.amnh.org is our 
> Innovative server)
> 
> It would be:
> 
> http://library.amnh.org/catalog/index.html  (library.amnh.org is our 
> library's web site server)
> 
> One problem I see with doing so is that if the library's web site goes 
> down, access to our catalog will be cut off. However, an advantage would be 
> that the page would be easier to update.  Any arguments for and against 
> would be welcome.
>

Another advantage is that it doesn't count against your site license 
limit while someone is entering search terms.



Steve Sowder
sowder@xxxxxxxxxx