The resultant file is installed on the ERL server or network server or, in a stand-alone situation, on the SilverPlatter workstation. For SilverPlatter Internet Service Subscribers, SilverPlatter will host customer's holding files. HCU uses a static file of holdings information to display a holdings message right along with the SilverPlatter bibliographic database. HCU supports the display of holdings information within any ISSN-based SilverPlatter database.
Libraries can activate the static holdings capability on a database-specific basis.
Customers accessing databases at our Norwood-based Internet Service can use the HCU utility to convert their serials holdings files. They will then make those files available and contact Technical Support to make arrangements for the files to be obtained by SilverPlatter for installation on the appropriate ERL servers. In order to take advantage of the HCU solution, the library must be able to extract or create an electronic file of serials holdings. The delimiter must clearly identify the end of one field and the start of the next field. The library will have the ability to specify the fields and subfields from which the required data will be mapped.