[OPEN-ILS-DOCUMENTATION] Fwd: Widget for searching Evergreen catalog.

Jane Sandberg sandbej at linnbenton.edu
Tue Sep 20 13:52:08 EDT 2016


Thanks for your excellent documentation, Eva, and to Remington for
finding a home for it.  I just pushed this to master and 2.10
documentation, so it should show up in the online documentation
tomorrow.

On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 10:17 AM, Remington Steed <rjs7 at calvin.edu> wrote:
> Thank you for sharing this, Eva!  There is an existing section of the docs
> with similar content, but yours is much more thorough.  I think your content
> should be incorporated there:
>
>
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> http://docs.evergreen-ils.org/dev/_adding_an_evergreen_search_form_to_a_web_page.html
>
>
>
> Remington
>
>
>
> --
>
> Remington Steed
>
> Electronic Resources Specialist
>
> Hekman Library, Calvin College
>
> http://library.calvin.edu/
>
>
>
> From: OPEN-ILS-DOCUMENTATION
> [mailto:open-ils-documentation-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf
> Of Cerninakova Eva
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 2:00 PM
> To: open-ils-documentation at list.georgialibraries.org
> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-DOCUMENTATION] Fwd: Widget for searching Evergreen
> catalog.
>
>
>
> Hi
>
> I have created manual in Czech how to create an Evergreen search widget on o
> web page.
>
> As I think more people could be interested in something like that  I am
> sending English version of themanual - possibly it  could be included
> somewhere into Evergreen docummentation (only I am sure it will be necessary
> to correct my possible English mistyping or wording at first  ;-)).
>
> Sincerely
>
> Eva
>
>
>
> Integrating a search idget to a web page
>
> Simple search box
>
> Example of HTML code:
>
> <form role="search" id="searchForm" method="get" class="searchform"
> action="http://your_catalog/eg/opac/results" accept-charset="UTF-8">
>
>       <label id="searchLabel" for="search"><b>Search the
> Catalog:</b></label><br>
>
>       <input type="search" value="" name="query" id="search" size="30">
>
>
>
>      <input class="searchbutton" type="submit" value="Search" />
>
>
>
> </form>
>
> Advanced search box
>
> Example of  HTML code:
>
> <form role="search" id="searchForm" method="get" class="searchform"
> action="http://your_catalog/eg/opac/results" accept-charset="UTF-8">
>
>      <label id="searchLabel" for="search"><b>Search the Catalog:
> </b></label>
>
>      <input type="search" value="" name="query" id="search" size="30">
>
>      <label id="search_qtype_label"><b>Type:</b>
>
>      <select name="qtype" id="qtype"    aria-label="Select query type:">
>
>         <option value='keyword' selected="selected">Keyword</option>
>
>         <option value='title'>Title</option>
>
>         <option value='jtitle'>Journal Title</option>
>
>         <option value='author'>Author</option>
>
>         <option value='subject'>Subject</option>
>
>         <option value='series'>Series</option>
>
>      </select>
>
>      </label>    
>
>
>
>      <label id="search_itype_label"><b>Format: </b>
>
>      <select id='item_type_selector' name='fi:item_type' aria-label="Select
> item type:">
>
>        <option value=''>All Formats</option>
>
>        <option value='a'>Books and Journals</option>
>
>        <option value='i'>Nonmusical Sound Recording</option>
>
>        <option value='j'>Musical Sound Recording</option>
>
>        <option value='g'>Video</option>
>
>        </select>    
>
>      </label>
>
>
>
>     <label id="search_locg_label"><b>Library: </b>
>
>     <select aria-label='Select search library'   name='locg'>
>
>             <option value='1' class="org_unit">
>
>                 All Libraries
>
>             </option>
>
>             <option value='2' selected="selected" class="org_unit">
>
>                  Central Library
>
>             </option>
>
>              <option value='10'   class="org_unit">
>
>                     Little Library
>
>             </option>
>
>      </select>
>
>      </label>
>
>           <input class="searchbutton" type="submit" value="SEarch" />
>
> </form>
>
> Encoding
>
> For non English characters it is vital to set the parameter
> accept-charset=„UTF-8“  in the form (see above).  If the parameter is  not
> set, records with non English characters will not be retrieved!
>
> Setting the document type
>
> You can set the document types to be searched  using paremeter  „option
> value=“ in the form. For the value use MARC 21 code defining the type of
> record (i.e. Leader, position 06).
>
> For example for musical recording use
>
> <option value='j'>Musical Sound Recording</option>
>
> Setting the Library
>
> You can set the Library to  be searched in using parameter  „option value=“
> in the form. For the value use Evergreen database.organization unit ID.
>
>
>
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>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Yamil Suarez <ysuarez at berklee.edu>
> Date: 2016-08-18 18:40 GMT+02:00
> Subject: Re: Widget for searching Evergreen catalog.
> To: cerninakova at jabok.cz
> Cc: "docs at evergreen-ils.org" <docs at evergreen-ils.org>
>
> Eva,
>
>
>
> Do you mind sending this again, but to the Documentation mailing list? I
> understand if that is a surprising request. I may be the only active DIG
> member from the documentation group that get emails from this special email
> address (docs at evergreen-ils.org), though other valuable Evergreen community
> members get copies of this email to help answers incoming questions.
>
>
>
> If you send it to the list, other from the community can learn more about
> the challenges about making sure code works with Unicode. We can then debate
> right no the mailing list where is the best location put your information in
> the official manual.
>
>
>
> http://libmail.georgialibraries.org/mailman/listinfo/open-ils-documentation
>
>
>
> Does that work for you?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Yamil
>
>
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> --------------------------------
>
> Yamil Suarez, MCS
>
> Library Systems Manager
>
>
> Stan Getz Library
> Berklee College of Music
> 1140 Boylston St
> Boston, MA 02215
>
> ysuarez at berklee.edu
> 617-747-2617
>
>
>
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Jane Sandberg
Electronic Resources Librarian
Linn-Benton Community College
sandbej at linnbenton.edu / 541-917-4655


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