Accessing Sites Using the URL

Once sites have been configured, you can access by specifying the site name in the URL. For instance, if the library site is https://u654321.microlibrarian.net, simply add /?site=sitename to the end of it. To load a site that was labelled 'Junior' you would add /?site=junior the full URL would be https://u654321.microlibrarian.net/?site=junior

The system will also load the specified interface associated with the site name. For example, if the junior site was allocated the junior interface, when loading via the above URL, the junior interface will open showing all resources that have been allocated to the Junior site.

There are of course advantages and disadvantages of using the above implementation. This works well in environments where the library system is always accessed from a hyperlink on a website (e.g. a school website) or is available from the 'Library page' on your VLE or Intranet. It does not work so well when students are required to remember the URL. in such circumstances just the standard URL should be used (https://u654321.microlibrarian.net) in this instance a site selection page will be displayed in the default format of the library system.