From: Robert Soulliere Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 18:47:15 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Add basicsearch.xml and advancedsearch.xml. X-Git-Url: https://old-git.evergreen-ils.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=eab2741603ea7677681afe0930df0de3e04b0f15;p=evergreen%2Fpines.git Add basicsearch.xml and advancedsearch.xml. --- diff --git a/1.6/catalog/advancedsearch.xml b/1.6/catalog/advancedsearch.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..00b54a67da --- /dev/null +++ b/1.6/catalog/advancedsearch.xml @@ -0,0 +1,94 @@ + + + + Advanced Search + + Advanced searches allow users to perform more complex searches by providing more options. Many kinds of searches can be performed from the + Advance Search screen. + + +
+ Quick Search + You can see from the drop down list below, that Quick Search also allows you to search by: + + ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) + Call Number + LCCN (Library of Congress Card Number) + TCN (Title Control Number) + Item Barcode + + + To search by LCCN, replace the hyphen with a 0 (zero). To search by ISSN, replace the hyphen with a space. + When using Quick Search, only that field is used for the search. + Anything entered in other search fields does not affect your search, and the other fields will not be cleared after a Quick Search + is performed. + The Quick Search function cannot be limited to your local library. A Quick Search searches all of Evergreen. + +
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+ Using Search Input + The search input boxes allow you to search by Keyword, Title, Author, Subject, and Series, and to combine these searches to narrow your results. + The default setting displays three boxes for keyword searches. You can click on the down arrows to select Title, Author, Subject or Series as well. + If desired, you can use different searches in the different boxes. For instance, you can enter the title of a book in one box, and the author in another. + More search rows may be added by clicking the Add Search Row button. You can delete search rows by clicking the X button next to the search row. + Keyword searches are very general and will give you many results. + You can also adjust your searches by changing your selection from Contains to Matches Exactly or + Does not contain . + Since Evergreen uses stem searching, doing a Keyword search with Contains will give you results with words related to the search term. + Limiting your title search to Matches Exactly will not limit to titles that contain nothing but your search string, but rather titles that + contain your exact search string. + When doing searches for one word titles, it is extremely useful to limit by author as well. + If you go back to the search screen, your last search will be retained. However, the display reorders the search categories. Author + will be displayed on the top. +
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+ Sort Criteria + Below the Search Input box are the Sort Criteria and Search Library boxes. The Sort Criteria + box is on the left, and allows you to change the way your search results are sorted. + The default Sort Criteria is by Relevance. Generally items are considered more relevant the more often your search terms show up within a + bibliographic record. + You can also choose to sort your results alphabetically by author or title, or chronologically by publication date. + When you select Title, Author or Publication Date, the drop down box below becomes active. + You can then select Ascending / A to Z or Descending / Z to A. + For Publication Date, selecting Ascending give you the oldest works first, and Descending will give you the most recent works first. + The Sort Criteria box also allows you to group titles and formats, so that they all display on one line in your search results. + Limiting your title search to Matches Exactly will not limit to titles that contain nothing but your search string, but rather titles that contain + your exact search string. + When Group Formats and Editions is selected, most manifestations of a work will be grouped together in one line in your search results. Below the first + line includes both print and sound recordings. When the same search is performed with out the box checked, the results show 14 different records including various manifestations, + as well as some records which probably need to be merged. The Group Formats and Editions will remain checked or unchecked until you change it again. +
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+ Search Library + The Search Library box allows you to change the search range, and to limit searches to available items. + In addition to changing the search range to your branch, your local library system, or the entire system, you can limit your search to a particular library other + than your home library. Select Choose a different library, to select from a list of libraries in the system. + You can click on the library system name on the list, or click the arrow next to the system name to choose a particular branch. + When you select a name from the list, you will return to the search screen and that library will show in the Search Library box. + The Search library box also allows you to limit your search to items that are available for checkout. Place a check mark in the + Limit to Available box. + If your search range is Everywhere, then the items just have to be available at one location. + If you use the Limit to Available function and limit your search range to a particular branch, your results will include only items available + at that branch. +
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+ Using Search Filters + Another way to limit your search results is to use Search Filters. You can limit by Item Form, Item Type, Literary Form, Language, Audience, and Shelving Location. + All of these searches except for Shelving Location are based on data from the MARC record fixed fields. + To limit your search, simply click on your choices to highlight them in blue. Your search results will include only records which are coded to your choices. + There are blue arrows on the left side of the boxes, you can scroll up and down on to see more choices by clicking the up and down arrows. + You can also select multiple items in the same box. To select items which are all in a row, click the first item you wish to select, then press the Shift key while + clicking the bottom item. + To select items which are not in a row, press the Ctrl key while clicking on the items you wish to select. If you do not press the + Ctrl key, any previous selections will be unselected when you click something new. + To change your selection, you can click a line in the box to remove any other selections. + To unselect something you have highlighted, when you do not want to select anything from that box, press the Ctrl key while clicking on that selection. + Clicking Reset Form under Search Input will not reset your search filters. You can unset the filters individually + Item Type, LiteraryForm and Audience also have advanced optionsfor search filters. + These also depend on the coding of the MARC fixed fields, and results with advanced options will be even less precise since for instance, juvenile items that + could be coded for a specific age group may simply have a j. To see the advanced options, click on Advanced next to the field where you + wish to expand your options. +
+ + diff --git a/1.6/catalog/basicsearch.xml b/1.6/catalog/basicsearch.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b933ad40e1 --- /dev/null +++ b/1.6/catalog/basicsearch.xml @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ + + + + Basic Search + + From the OPAC home, you can conduct a basic search of all materials owned by all libraries in your Evergreen system. + This search can be as simple as typing keywords into the search and box and clicking Go! Or, you can make your search more precise by limiting your search by + fields to search, material type or library location. + + +
+ Type of Searches + + Keyword – terms found anywhere in the item description + Title – terms found in the item title + Author – author name + Subject – terms found in the formal subject designation + Series – specific series name + +
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+ Format Limiters + + All Formats + Books + Large Print Books + Audiobooks – on CD, cassette, MP3, etc. + Videorecordings – on DVD, VHS, etc. + Music – on CD, cassette, etc. + Electronic resources – various digital formats + +
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+ Procedure + + Open an Internet browser and go to the Evergreen search page. + In the search box, enter your search term + + Select an index or format if applicable + Click Choose a library to search and select a library from the list if desired + + + Click Go! + +
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