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Single Prompt Search Screen
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Single Prompt Search Screen
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Advanced Patron Search Overview (Add On Module)
Soundex Overview (Add On Module)
Search, Run Patron Search, Single Prompt Search
The single prompt search allows you to enter limited information into the search criteria, and create a list of all items with that information. You may search the title fields, author fields, subject fields or keywords (all text information for the item). Click the appropriate Search button or press Enter to perform the search.
Resource Type
Click the down arrow on the right side of the Resource Type field if you want to search a specific resource type. Click on the selected resource type. You may also click on
to select multiple resource types.
Enter the word(s) that you want to search for
Title Search
Enter the first few letters of a title you want to search for. You may enter the title in either uppercase or lowercase. The title, sub-title and series information will be searched.
Author Search
Enter the first few letters of an author you want to search for. You may enter the author in either uppercase or lowercase. The author, 2nd Author, 3rd Author, editor, illustrator and Statement of Responsibility will be searched.
Subject Search
Enter the first few letters of a subject you want to search for. You may enter the subject in either uppercase or lowercase.
Keyword Search
Enter the first few letters of a keyword you want to search for. You may enter the keyword in either uppercase or lowercase.
Book Bin (Advanced Patron Search Add On Module)
This will show as empty until you add an item to the book bin. Then it will display as
Click on this to go to the book bin.
The book bin is a list of items that you have saved from a particular search. The main purpose of the book bin is so you can do a search, store some items from that search, do another search, store some items, then when all done searching, go into the book bin and view, print or e-mail the items you have accumulated in the book bin.
There are 4 buttons that can be configured by the librarian. You can also click on these to search on additional fields. The librarian can configure these by clicking on Utilities, Preferences, Patron Search.
What's New
Click this button to search for new items based on the number of days preference set (Utilities, Preferences, General Preferences, Reports). You can also choose a specific Resource Type.
Last Search Results
Click here to view the last search results without running the search again.
Concerns about Patron Search Results? You may need to Rebuild Patron Search
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