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Viewing Search Results
When the search results list appears, a heading shows the total number of records found that satisfy the search terms, and your current viewing position in the list. To navigate the results list, click the <<Previous 10 Titles and Next 10 Titles>> links at the top or bottom of the page.
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If your search finds only one title, you immediately see detailed information about the title (see "Viewing Detailed Title Information").The search results list includes brief publication information for each title. You can select options in the search results list to see availability information, request or purchase a title, see additional information about a title, or save the title to a title list.
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If you specified a Web search engine such as GoogleTM as a search database, the search results list may consist of links to Web sites that include the search terms. When you click a link, the site opens in a separate browser window. Close the window to return to the results list. For more information about searching remote databases, see "Selecting Search Databases".The search 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.
You may also see graphic links to related information:
- Book jackets - Some titles may feature a picture of the book jacket. You can click the book jacket picture to a larger image.
- Internet links - A globe icon
in a title listing indicates that an Internet link is available. Click the globe icon to visit the related Internet site.
- Format icons
An icon in each title listing represents the format of the title. One title may have several formats, but only one icon is displayed. You can hover the cursor over the icon to see what format is indicated by the icon. To see all the formats for the title, check the detailed information for the title (see "Viewing Detailed Title Information"). The table lists the format icons:
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You can click the format icon to view the MARC record for the title. This information is most useful to catalogers at the library. Click Close or X to close the MARC display window.Option Links
You can select the option links in each title section to launch further actions:
- Availability - View detailed availability information for the local library and for the library system. See "Viewing Availability Information for a Title".
- Add to Title List - Add the title to a title list, which you can save, print, or send by e-mail. See "Working with Title Lists".
- Place Request - Request that the library obtain and hold the title for you to check out. See "Obtaining Materials".
- More Info - Click to see extended information about the title, such as a table of contents, a summary, a review, or an excerpt. (Your library may not offer this feature. If it is offered, it may not be available for all titles.) See "View enriched title information (More Info)".
- Purchase - Click to purchase the title directly online. See "Purchase a title".
Viewing Detailed Title Information
From the search results list you can view detailed availability and bibliographic information about any title. Simply click the title itself to display the detailed view. You can navigate from title to title in this view by clicking <<Previous Title and Next Title>> links, or click Go back to: Search Results at the bottom of the display to return to the search results list.
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In this view, the library may display a call number for the title drawn from the bibliographic record. This call number does not necessarily correspond to the classification method of a particular branch. (Local call numbers for specific items may be offered in the availability views. See "Viewing Availability Information for a Title".)Viewing Availability Information for a Title
Click Availability for a title in the search results list to view local or system availability information. Local library availability and library system availability entries show which organizations hold the title, whether copies of the title are available for check-out, and other information about each specific holding. The local library is defined by the organization named in the Currently logged into box in the banner area of the page.
The Local Availability view is the default. Click System Availability to change the view; click Local Availability to return to the Local Availability view. 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 Local Availability or System Availability views. Each entry is a separate item. The entries are organized first by location, then by collection at each location.
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The library may use one Availability tab instead of Local Availability and System Availability.The list may be quite long for periodicals such as magazines. 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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You may be able to request that the library hold a specific copy of the title for you. Clickto request a specific copy. (See "Request a specific copy of a title" for more information.)
Certain items listed in the availability views 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 views may display call numbers. These call numbers reflect the branch classification schemes, and help to identify the shelf location of each specific copy in the availability list. If you are viewing a periodical such as a magazine, a designation column displays the volume number, issue, and date of each entry.
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From the Availability view, you can click the Detailed Information tab to display the detailed bibliographic information for the title.Launching a Related Search from the Results List
When search results are displayed, the left pane displays links to launch related searches:
- Related Subjects - Select a link to launch a browse search for a related subject. The most common related subjects from the search results are at the top of the list.
- Other Searches - Select a link to launch a keyword search in a different field, using the same search terms.
- Other Databases - Select a link to launch a keyword search for the same search terms in a different database.
You may also find links in the detailed bibliographic information for the title. For example, you may be able to click the author's name to launch a browse search of the author index, beginning with the name you selected. (These links are also displayed in the left pane, in the Related Searches list.)
Objective: View enriched title information (More Info)
Your library may subscribe to services that offer enriched data for titles in your search results list. Follow these steps to view enriched title information, such as a book review or summary, for a selected title in your search results.
- Click More Info for a title in the search results list.
- Select any link in the Additional Information list to view additional information, such as a table of contents or book review.
Selected links may open in separate windows, or new information may be displayed in the Additional Information list.
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Your library may offer NoveList, a readers' advisory service for fiction titles. You can click the NoveList link to view additional information about the title or launch further searches for fiction within NoveList.
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