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Efficient Link Checking Process in Aleph GUI OPAC and Web Link Validator

This guide explains how to search in the GUI OPAC, exclude certain records, edit output in TextPad, and verify links using Web Link Validator. Steps from search to link validation and error reporting are detailed.

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Efficient Link Checking Process in Aleph GUI OPAC and Web Link Validator

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  1. The URLs are All Right Link Checking in Aleph Using the GUI OPAC, TextPad and Web Link Validator

  2. First, a search in the GUI OPAC: WUR=http Keyword search in URL (856) I search in a subset of the full catalogue to exclude Suppressed and Provisional records, etc. A. Toutant - McGill University

  3. Save it to the Server… A. Toutant - McGill University

  4. Run the output through Print-01 Edit_paragraph.eng A. Toutant - McGill University

  5. Behind the scenes: Edit_paragraph.eng Define your Paragraph style: this is what you choose as the Format in Print-01 A. Toutant - McGill University

  6. Massage output in TextPad With TextPad you can remove columns of text using Block Mode A. Toutant - McGill University

  7. A few macros to remove sensitive URLs... Some servers interpret link checking as an “attack” and cut off access. A. Toutant - McGill University

  8. And on to Web Link Validator! Import the html file into Web Link Validator: Web Link Validator website : http://www.relsoftware.com/wlv/ A. Toutant - McGill University

  9. Verify the links… Results of verification A. Toutant - McGill University You can sort by any column; I sort by Error message (for cropping later). Verification can take a while if you have a lot of links (15,000 takes about an hour, at 20 simultaneous connections)

  10. There are many Export options Choose which one works best for you. A. Toutant - McGill University

  11. Publish Error Report Report was exported in html format. Only the errors were published. A. Toutant - McGill University

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