Results

After performing a query in Search, your results will appear below the primary search pane and replace the optional Explore pane (if active).

Browsing results is most useful when you don't know the exact item for which you are searching; it allows you to preview additional information or other available items before selecting one or performing a more refined search.

By default, the Search interface allows you to browse through your search results in a standard, Brief Results order; a list of items in your collection that most closely match the search query you entered.

However, you can also choose to search in “call number” order using the expanded Shelf Browse functionality. In this view, you are placed in the call number browsing index starting with the shelf location of the item—whose details you chose to expand—can be found. From there, you can browse and examine items via their call numbers.

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All lists are preceded by a dynamic header that provides tools to help further refine your temporary or saved title lists and total the number of items stored. Certain options are not available when a patron is not logged in.

• Share. Share the title with others. Click the URL or search string to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it into an email, document, or instant message to share it with another patron. That patron can then enter the search string into Search, click the URL, or paste the URL into their browser's address bar to open the item details.
  
  • The alphanumeric GUID (globally-unique identifier) that appears after the ((savedlist:: query type in the generated URL can be used when composing your own search strings.
    

• Print. Print a list of the items in your search results, or print information about the specific item you have selected. Use the dropdown menu to choose the format. Printing formats include:

  • Simple List. Print a simple list that includes Call #, Title, Author, Medium, and Status.

  • Bibliographic Format. Prints a numbered bibliography.

  • Citation Format. Prints titles in a bibliographic format.

  • Short Details. Prints key data for each title.

  • Full Details. Prints all title information.

  • Notes. Prints one page for each item in your search results, including the citation for the title(s), project name, all given notes, and other questions or issues to research.

  • MARC Records. Prints MARC records for each title.

  • Study Program Details. Prints all records with study program information.
    
    

• List. Among other things, this allows you to Add All... or Add Selected... search results to a user-created Saved List or the default Temp List.
  • Add Selected to List. This option only appears if you have multiple items selected in the temporary or saved list. It allows you to move one or more items to another list in the Lists menu.
  • Add All to List. This allows you to move everything in the temporary or saved list to another list.
  • Edit List. Opens the Edit Saved List dialog, which allows you to modify or rename the List Name and Sharing options.
  • Duplicate List. This selection allows you to make a copy of the current list.
  • Remove All. This will remove every item in your temporary or saved list. A confirmation dialog will appear asking if you are sure you would like to remove your titles; click Yes to continue or No to cancel.
  • Delete List. This will permanently remove the saved list. Every list, with the exception of Temp List, can be removed.
    
    
• Sort. This button allows you to sort your temporary or saved list by Relevance (default), Title, Series, Author, Call Number, Rating, etc.
  
  
• Filter. This button allows you to filter your temporary or saved list by Authors, Awards, Genre, Medium, Series, Reading Levels, and Subjects. See Filter Your Results for more on search filters.

Results Filters are post-search filters used to accurately narrow down your current search results in real-time. When the Search interface returns results, it populates the filter dropdown menu with a set of filters for the following categories: Authors, Awards, Genre, Medium, Series, Year, Subjects, and Stars. The Filters menu will then dynamically keep track of the frequency of certain data elements in your results list; once a data element, such as “Rowling, J.K.”, is selected from the Authors category, your search results are instantly narrowed down (i.e. filtered).

If data elements for a particular filter category can't be found in the returned results, they will not appear in the Filter menu. For example, if there aren't any award-winning books in your results, the Awards filter category will appear empty.

• To activate a filter, select an element from within a category of the Filter drop-down menu. Active filters display white checkmarks to the left of their name.
• To deactivate a filter, re-select an element with a white checkmark to remove both the checkmark and the filter.
• You can also click on the checkmark next to an active filter category (e.g. ✔ Authors) to clear the entire category and all of the selected filter elements contained within.

As you continue to “checkmark” data elements from the Filters menu, only relevant results will be returned. You can carefully examine the remaining data elements each time you make a selection, allowing your search results to be further filtered and refined.

These “checkmarks” provide swift avenues back to previous searches using filters that you applied to get to the current results. That way, if filtered results lead to a dead end, the previous results are easily accessible.

So, for example, lets say that a search for “Harry Potter” was performed. The following results Filters may appear:

Categories

The Results Filters are only available after a search has been successfully performed and the Results List is displayed.

• Authors. Filter your results by author (saved in MARC tag 100_a).

• Awards. Information provided in this field will filter your search by award note (i.e. the 586 tag). This filter is useful when you want to look for award-winning items in the collection.

• Genre. Filter your results by genre (i.e. the 655_a tag).

• Medium. Filter your results by medium (i.e. the 245_h tag). This filter is useful when you want to look for items in the collection that are of a certain “media type” or physical format. Only mediums that already exist within your database collection are available for selection.

• Series. Filter your results by series (i.e. MARC fields 800-830).

• Year. Information provided in this field will filter your search by the publication year (i.e. the 260 tag). This filter is useful when you want to look for items in the collection that were published within a certain chronology.

• Subjects. Filter your results by subject entry (i.e. 650 _a_x_y_z).

• Stars. Filter your results by their one to five-star rating. This is useful if you want to single out items that are highly regarded.

Refine Your Results

Learn how to handle post-filtering and manage your search results.

• When your search results are displayed, you can scroll (or swipe) through the list of results. By default, the Search interface returns up to fifty (50) results per page when you perform a search; if you receive more than 50 results, click Find More to see those remaining.

• Use the Sort drop-down menu to select how your results are sorted: Relevance, Title, Author, Series, Call Number, Rating, or Genre.

• If the item you are looking for isn't readily found in the first fifty entries of your Results List, you may use the post-search Filters drop-down menu to narrow your results.

• Notice that the Filters drop-down menu has been populated with a set of filters for the following categories: Authors, Awards, Genre, Medium, Series, Years, Subjects, and Stars.

• Selecting any of these data elements will place a white checkmark to the left of the element's name and further narrow your search results. The Filters menu will dynamically keep track of the frequency of certain data elements in your results list, showing you the breakdown of your results according to that particular filter (e.g. Author or Series).