[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] How to make the EG client default basic search instead of advanced catalog search?

[Yamil Suarez]

Ben,

My understanding is that one key reason is that the advanced search  
does not have auto suggest, which is used extensively at our library  
by patrons and staff. Also, our staff often end up showing patrons how  
to perform basic searches from behind the counter, so they are  
constantly having to switch over to the basic search. Of course we  
still use the advanced search for certain searches and students are  
taught how to use it too, but everyone on staff is asking for the  
change in the client.

Hope this make sense,
Yamil


On Nov 28, 2012, at 3:41 PM, Ben Shum wrote:

> Hi Yamil,
>
> I'm curious to understand what the reasoning is behind using basic  
> search instead of the advanced search by default when in the staff  
> client.  This question came up recently from one of our librarians  
> and I'm still waiting to hear back from them as to their reasons,  
> but wondering if there's similarity.
>
> Is there a functional difference between basic/advanced that fuels  
> this preference?  To me, I could not think of anything specific in  
> our system since both default to keyword search, so they seem to  
> have similar enough functional aspects to them.  Or is it merely an  
> aesthetic choice to match the staff client to how the system would  
> behave in an OPAC situation for consistency's sake?
>
> -- Ben
>