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Viewing Title Information
When the search results list appears, a heading shows how many titles were found, and your current viewing position in the list. To navigate the results list, click the page number links at the top or bottom of the page. Click the arrows next to the page numbers to see the previous and next pages.
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You can set the number of titles that appear on each search results page before you start a search. See "Set search options".The results list may include information under each title that shows where your search term occurs in the record for the title. This information can help you decide whether the title interests you.
If the title is a serial such as a magazine or a newspaper, you may see a range of the issues the library system keeps. (Gaps are not included, and certain issues may not be actually available locally.) You can see details about the issues at each branch. See "Availability".
The results list shows brief information about each title. From here, you can see more information and work with any title:
- More details - Click the title itself, the Availability or Full Display button, or a book jacket image to see more information about the title. See "Viewing More Details".
- Internet links - A globe icon
and Web Site link in a title listing indicates that a related Web site is available. Click the Web Site link to open the site within the online catalog window. You can navigate the site, then return to your search results at any time.
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Occasionally a link in an external Web site may open a new browser window that replaces the online catalog window. In this case, you must click the browser back button to return to the online catalog.
- Add to My List - Click this option to add a title to a list that you can format and save, print, or send by e-mail. See "Working with Title Lists".
- Format icons - An icon in each title listing represents the format of the title. You can place the cursor over the icon to see what format is indicated by the icon. If the library has a title in several formats, only one icon is displayed. For example, the library may hold the title The Client as a DVD and a book, but only the DVD icon is displayed. To see all the formats for the title, check the detailed information for the title (see "Viewing More Details"). The publication date, if known, appears below the format icon for most titles. The date is not displayed for serials, such as magazines and newspapers.
Viewing More Details
When you click the title itself, the Availability or Full Display button, or a book jacket image for a title, you see more details about the title. A Hide Details button appears, and you can click the button if you want to hide the additional information.
You have many options for viewing and working with the title. See the following topics:
Availability
You can see where copies of the title are located. Click Availability if the locations are not already listed. Since there may be several copies of a title in the library or the library system, there may be more than one entry in the list. Each entry is a separate item. The entries are organized first by location, then by collection at each location. The list may be quite long, and you may need to scroll the page to see all the entries. You can click the plus sign (+) to expand the listings for a location or collection, or click the minus sign (-) to hide them.
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The Availability button and availability information are not displayed in remote database search results. For more information about searching remote databases, see "Search multiple databases".For serials such as magazines or newspapers, a summary of what issues the branch keeps appears just below the branch name. Expand the list to see individual issues.
Certain items may be marked by special icons:
- You may be able to request that the library hold a specific copy of the title for you. Click
to request a specific copy. See "Request a specific copy of a title".
- Some item information may include notes, in which the library offers additional information about items. These items are marked by the notes icon
. To view the notes, click the notes icon
- An item on reserve for a course is marked by the course reserve icon
. You can click the icon to launch a search for the course record.
The availability list may display call numbers. These call numbers help to identify the shelf location of each item at the branch. If you are viewing a periodical such as a magazine, a Designation column displays the volume number, issue, and date of each entry.
Bibliographic Information
Click Full Display to see bibliographic information for a title. You may find links in the full record for the title. For example, you may be able to click the author's name to browse authors in the catalog, beginning with the name you selected. This is an easy way to find other titles by the same author. Other links may lead you to titles about related subjects. See "Browse the catalog".
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The bibliographic record may include a call number. This call number does not necessarily correspond to the classification method of a particular branch. Local call numbers for specific items may be included in the availability list. See "Availability".MARC Record (Librarian's View)
You may see a Librarian's View link. Click Librarian's View to see the MARC record for the title. This information is most useful to librarians responsible for the library's catalog records.
View enriched title information
Your library may subscribe to services that offer enriched data such as tables of contents, reviews, and summaries for titles in your search results list. Follow these steps to view enriched title information.
- Click the title, the book jacket, or the Availability or Full Display button for a title in the search results list.
A list of information links appears at the right side of the title information, and a new Hide Details button is displayed.
- Click an information link, such as Reviews.
- When you have finished viewing the information, you can select another information link or click Hide Details.
Open NoveList® for a fiction title
Your library may offer NoveList, a readers' advisory service for fiction titles. You can click the NoveList link to view additional information about a title in your search results, and do further searches for fiction within NoveList. Follow these steps.
- Click the title, the book jacket, or the Availability or Full Display button for a fiction title in the search results list.
A list of information links appears at the right side of the title information.
- Click NoveList in the list of links.
The NoveList Web site opens in a frame in the lower part of the page. Information about the title is displayed on the NoveList Web site.
- Use the browser Back and Next buttons and controls on the NoveList Web site to navigate the site.
- Click the link above the NoveList frame to return to your search results.
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