Advanced search

This portlet enables the user to specify the catalogue search using filters and designated search fields.

User interface

The available fields are presented in the form. The filters where one choice only is possible are selected from drop-downs. For filters that may be combined, there are drop-downs with multi-selection. As filters are activated or values entered in the different fields, the search string is shown in the text area (cannot be edited).

Examples of search criteria and filters:

  • Free text keywords
  • Author: Searches for author and contributor
  • Subject
  • Tag
  • Title: Searches for title and titleMain
  • Authority: Filter cached for 24 hours.
  • Branch: Filter cached for 24 hours.
  • Department: Filter cached for 24 hours.
  • Entity type: Search in Archive, Catalogue or Museum
  • Category: Search Fiction, Non-fiction or Music
  • Media class: Search only for a specific kind of media.
  • Language: Search only for titles in a specific language.
  • Target audience: Search Adult, Teen or Young readers’ literature.
  • Publication year
  • When added to stock

The values in each field are combined with AND, except for publication year, where OR is used. Different fields are combined with AND.

Configuration

Setting Description Comment
Accession dates Select which choices to show: Last week, last month, last three months, last six months, last year Default: all periods
Category Select which categories to show: Fiction, non-fiction, music Default: all categories
Display format required The std Arena display format has free text search fields. The OPAC display format combines boolean expressions and free text search fields. Default: std Arena
Display options Select which buttons to display: Show search button at top of page, Clear search button at top of page, Show clear search button at bottom of form, Clear search form button, Add Default: all options
Entity types Type of records connected to the Arena installation: Archive, Library catalogue, Museum Default: all types
Language Languages to show at the top in the language selector All other languages are always shown below the ones you select here.
Default: all languages
URL to search results The address of the search page Default: search
Media types

Media types that the extended search should show on top in the list.

All media types are always shown below the ones you select here.

Default: all media types
Number of free text search fields  

Only applicable to display format OPAC

Default: 3
Organization hierarchy Which parts of the organization to show in the list menu: Authority (the highest subdivision of a catalogue; does not apply to all sites), Branch (of the authority), Department (for example, kids, main; does not apply to all sites). Default: all parts
Publication year Possibility to search on publication year Default: both options; from and to
Search field order Display order of the different search option fields.  
Search fields Which search fields to display Default: anyfield (keywords), Author, Subject, Tag, Title
Search operators The operators that the users can use for searching.

Only applicable to display format OPAC.

Default: all operators
Search query Possibility to define a specific search filter. Default is to have no search filter, but to search in the entire catalogue. See also: Search parameters for catalogue records
Target audience Target group for the extended search; Adults, Teen readers, Young readers. Default: all search targets
Select the fields that will create a phrase search automatically Select which of the displayed fields where exact phrase search is applied. Only applicable to display format Arena Standard
Show Help link  

Default: false
Show full organization hierarchy Select if text in the dropdown to the parts of the organization that have levels above should be shown, for example, Authority 1, Authority 1 Branch 1, Authority 1 Branch 1 Department Kids

Default: true
Show search query If the user should see the search filter (view only)

Default: true
Single selection only Select to only allow one authority, branch, department in the search.  
Use LMS defined order of organizations in list Order of authorities, branches and departments to be decided by the LMS.