[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] OPAC searching (using staff client, at least)

[Mike Rylander]

[Cross posting to -dev, since it's pertinent.  And sorry for
top-posting; read down for full context.]

I've been buried up to my neck in interface code for the last 3 weeks,
so I decided to take a break and finish the bib_level filter
implementation.  It turns out that it took me about 15 minutes (a
testament to the architectural design of the current OPAC, thanks to
Bill), and now the advanced search at http://dev.gapines.org/ has this
feature.  Look at the bottom box under Search Filters.  My basic
testing (harry potter, limit to continuing resource vs monograph) show
that it is behaving as I would expect.

Assuming this is working as /you/ folks expect, it will be in 1.4.

--miker

On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 9:04 AM, Hardy, Elaine
<ehardy at georgialibraries.org> wrote:
> Bryan,
>
>  I also have the same results using the expert search that you had. For
>  this title, I am going to find all the duplicate titles and merge onto a
>  serial record (which is not currently in PINES). I will let you know
>  when I am done and which record to use. After I do so, I will open a
>  helpdesk ticket since the expert searching should be functioning with
>  the latest release.
>
>  The records pulled up using Lonely Planet as a keyword search are those
>  with Lonely Planet in fields other than the 260.
>
>  Finding serial records in PINES without an ISSN is problematic. If the
>  expert search doesn't pull up the title, you can do an advanced title
>  search and sort by publication date. Or, you can find the record in OCLC
>  and then search by TCN. Given that legacy records may not have an OCLC
>  based TCN, that may not locate an existing record. The large number of
>  duplicates from incorrectly cataloged serial records contributes to the
>  problems with locating the correct title. Many of us do merge duplicates
>  and overlay current OCLC records when we have the time. For travel
>  books, the problems of duplicates are heightened since there is a debate
>  on whether to use serial records for them or not.
>
>  We (PINES catalogers) requested an option to limit to serial records as
>  well as to the item types on the list. I don't know where the request is
>  in the development process.
>
>   Elaine
>
>
>  J. Elaine Hardy
>  Library Services Manager - Collections & Reference
>  Georgia Public Library Service,
>  A Unit of the University System of Georgia
>  1800 Century Place, Suite 150
>  Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304
>  404.235-7128
>  404.235-7201, fax
>
>  ehardy at georgialibraries.org
>  www.georgialibraries.org
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
>  [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of
>  Bryan Baldus
>  Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:12 PM
>  To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
>  Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] OPAC searching (using staff client, at
>  least)
>
>  I seem to be having some difficulty in getting results when searching in
>  Evergreen (as implemented by PINES) using the MARC Expert Search, as
>  well as with the general search. If I search by TCN for ocm75713875, I
>  get the record for Morocco. 8th ed. Lonely Planet. I would like to find
>  out if there is a serial record for this title. When I attempt to search
>  for this record using the search interface (Morocco in the 1st box as
>  either Title contains or Keyword contains, lonely planet in 2nd box as
>  Keyword contains), I get 5 records (keyword) or 2 records (title),
>  neither of which appears to be for ocm75713875. Searching by title alone
>  brings up 146 records, 10 per page, in no particular/discernable order;
>  limiting to Books format reduces that to 128 records. Attempting to
>  search using the MARC Expert Search by 245a results in a lengthy pause
>  with a progress animation running, and then no results.
>
>  1. Is there a better way to find serial records for things with fairly
>  common titles?
>
>
> 2. Does Keyword search not include the publisher? Is there a way to
>  search by publisher aside from using the MARC Expert Search?
>
>
> 3. Would it be possible to have a limit for Bibliographic Level (MARC
>  Leader/07)?
>
>
> 4. Is there a known problem with the MARC Expert Search? It seems like
>  it would be a very useful feature, but most of the times I've tried
>  using it, I've received no hits, even when I know there are records that
>  should match.
>
>
> 5. Is there a way to sort search results for secondary searches (those
>  done using the box at the top of the results), without having to go back
>  to the main search page?
>
>
>  6. When viewing the full MARC View for a record, it might be nice to be
>  able to go back to the listing of results without having to choose OPAC
>  view and then clicking the Go Back button (so, if there were a Go Back
>  button on the MARC View display).
>
>
> 7. Is it possible (a setting somewhere, perhaps) to have more than 10
>  results display at once?
>
>
>
> Thank you for your assistance,
>
>  Bryan Baldus
>  Cataloger
>  Quality Books Inc.
>  The Best of America's Independent Presses
>  1-800-323-4241x402
>
>
> bryan.baldus at quality-books.com
>



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