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Display Logic

The display logic file, display_logic.config, allows you to control when services appear on the SFX menu. For example, only showing an interlibrary loan target when no full-text is available.

Useful Display Logic Commands

EBSCO* getFullTxt EBSCO* getFullTxt

Although this looks rather strange, it actually hides multiple occurrences of full-text options from the same database -- in this case Ebsco. So, for example, if there is full-text in Academic Search Elite, Military Library, and other duplicate full-text listings from Ebsco, instead of getting three separate links to EbscoHost on your menu, your students will only see one of those options (probably just Academic Search Elite), thus reducing clutter. This works with any set of databases -- just change the name (note the wildcard symbol).

AMERICAN_CHEMICAL_SOCIETY getFullTxt * getFullTxt

This and similar statements tell SFX to hide full-text options for aggregator databases if the full-text is available from the publisher, in this case the ACS.

Sample Display Logic Files