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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 2

SFX Management Basics Aggregator Targets – 3 step process to activate • Activate the Target • Activate the Target Service/Services • Activate the Object Portfolios 3

SFX Management Basics SFX Admin Module - KBManager Login to http://sfx.sdln.net:3210/sfxadmin/sfxxxx code follows sfx, example sfxsda) (your library 4

SFX Management Basics Search for Targets Click Targets in the KBManager 5

SFX Management Basics Aggregator Targets – activate the target Find a target by using the Filter Target List box: 6

SFX Management Basics Aggregator Targets – activate the target Click the ‘ ’ button located next to the target name, ‘ ’ button will become a yellow ‘ ’ button.

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SFX Management Basics 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. 8

SFX Management Basics 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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SFX Management Basics Aggregator Targets – activate the object portfolios Now the service is activated: And, all the portfolios: 10

SFX Management Basics Selective Targets – 3 step process to activate • Activate the Target • Activate the Target Service/Services • Activate the Object Portfolios 11

SFX Management Basics Selective Targets – activate the target Find a target by using the Filter Target List box: 12

SFX Management Basics Selective Targets – activate the target 13

SFX Management Basics 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. 14

SFX Management Basics Selective Targets – activate the object portfolios Click No so you will not activate all the portfolios 15

SFX Management Basics 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 16

SFX Management Basics Selective Targets – activate the object portfolios Click OK to activate selected objects 17

SFX Management Basics Selective Targets – activate the object portfolios Selected objects are now activated 18