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=Search=
 
=Search=
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[[File:search_bar_cropped.png|Search Bar|right]]
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[[File:arena_2-0 search_bar.png|Search Bar|right|200px]]
  
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When you search with Arena, you search every library, archive and museum collection to which Arena has access, and to which your [[Arena 2.0:User accounts|Arena user account]] grants you access.
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You may search every library, archive and museum collection to which Arena has access. The search includes records for all available media types, such as library and museum catalogue records, archives, collections, in the following three categories:
  
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==Searching==
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*library record
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*museum record
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*archive record
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It also searches articles. For example, if you search Arena for '''harry potter''', your search results may include Harry Potter books in various formats, DVDs, scripts, articles, museum artifacts, and so on.
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If your search finds nothing, Arena will do a '''fuzzy search''' for you, automatically. A fuzzy search tries to find records that closely (but not exactly) match your search criteria. For example, if you searched for '''pottre''' but found nothing, Arena will do a fuzzy search, and will find close matches, such as '''potter'''. This feature does not apply to [[#How to do an extended search|Extended Search]].
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==How to do a simple search==
  
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#Select the search type. You may choose '''Records''' or '''Articles'''.
 
 
#In the search text box, type the text you want to find. For example, if you are searching for Harry Potter, type '''harry potter'''. It does not matter whether you use uppercase or lowercase letters.
 
#In the search text box, type the text you want to find. For example, if you are searching for Harry Potter, type '''harry potter'''. It does not matter whether you use uppercase or lowercase letters.
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#Click '''Search'''. Search results will appear in the centre panel.
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#Select '''Records''' or '''Articles''', depending on what you want to find.
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#Click '''Search'''.
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#See [[#Search results|Search results]].
  
 
You may specify an author or title in your search by using the special '''author''' and '''title''' keywords. The following examples show how to enter these searches:
 
You may specify an author or title in your search by using the special '''author''' and '''title''' keywords. The following examples show how to enter these searches:
  
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*'''author:larsson''' will find books where the author name includes '''larsson''' (records and articles).
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*'''author:larsson''' will find items where the author name includes '''larsson''' (records and articles).
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*'''author:jane austen''' will find books where the author name includes '''jane austen''' (records and articles).
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*'''author:jane austen''' will find items where the author name includes '''jane austen''' (records and articles).
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*'''title:potter''' will find books where the title includes '''potter''' (records only).
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*'''title:potter''' will find items where the title includes '''potter''' (records only).
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*'''title:pride prejudice''' will find books where the title includes '''pride''' and '''prejudice'''(records only).
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*'''title:pride prejudice''' will find items where the title includes '''pride''' and '''prejudice'''(records only).
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==How to do an extended search==
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[[File:Arena_2-0_Extended_Search.png‎|Search Bar|right|250px]]
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You may search for catalogue items by providing a range of details about what you want to find. For example, you may want to restrict your search to items published in a specific year, or written in a specific language.
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#Click '''Extended search'''. The extended search form will appear in the centre panel.
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#Use the extended search filters and fields to define your search and filter your search results.
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#Click '''Search'''. The search results will appear in the centre panel.
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#See [[#Search results|Search results]].
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Depending on the view type and Arena configuration, the search filters and fields may be combined with a Boolean '''AND''', except publication year, where '''OR''' is used. For example, if you specify the language '''English''' and title '''potter''', the search will find records in which the language is '''English''' and the title includes '''potter'''.
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As you choose your search criteria and filter, the search query will appear in coded form in the '''Search query''' box. You may select this, copy it to Windows clipboard, and then paste it into the '''Search''' box later, to repeat this search using the search feature.
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There are several rules for defining an extended search.
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*You may only search for catalogue records. Extended Search does not yet support articles.
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*You may only use one filter in a search.
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*You may only choose one item in each filter. For example, you may only choose one language in the language filter.
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*The search will only find records that meet all the search criteria.
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*You may search for publications in any of a list of years. To do this, type the years, separated by a space. For example, to search for publications in 2009, 2010 or 2011, type '''2009 2010 2011'''.
  
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==Searching with the Tag Cloud==
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==How to search with the Tag Cloud==
  
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Whenever Arena performs a search for you, it finds the [[Arena 2.0:Tags|tags]] attached to all items it has found, and displays the most popular of them in the [[Arena 2.0:Tags#Tag Cloud|Tag Cloud]]. You may click any of these tags to reduce the search results to only those items which have that tag attached to them. The tag cloud repopulates with tags for each item found.
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Whenever Arena performs a search, it finds the [[Arena 2.0:Tags|tags]] attached to all items it has found, and displays the most popular of them in the [[Arena 2.0:Tags#Tag Cloud|Tag Cloud]]. You may click any of these tags to reduce the search results to only those items which have that tag attached to them. The tag cloud repopulates with tags for each item found.
  
 
Tags are shown in different font sizes, depending on how frequently they are used, with the most frequently used tags shown in the largest font.
 
Tags are shown in different font sizes, depending on how frequently they are used, with the most frequently used tags shown in the largest font.
  
 
As your search continues, a discovery trail is created, which appears below the tag cloud.
 
As your search continues, a discovery trail is created, which appears below the tag cloud.
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*Tag clouds are not stored with your user account. They are dynamic, and are created automatically as you search.
 
  
 
=Search results=
 
=Search results=
  
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Search results are displayed in the centre panel. Catalogue search results are arranged six items per page; article search results are arranged five items per page. If more than one page of results were found, then these may be viewed by navigating through each page.
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Search results are displayed in a list. If more than one page of results were found, then these may be viewed by navigating through each page.
  
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[[Image:search_results_-_nav.png|search results navigation bar]]
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[[Image:arena_2-0 search_results_-_nav.png|search results navigation bar]]
  
 
*Click a page number to go to a specific page of search results, or click the navigation buttons to view the first, previous, next, or last page of search results respectively.
 
*Click a page number to go to a specific page of search results, or click the navigation buttons to view the first, previous, next, or last page of search results respectively.
 
*Click '''Back''' to return to the search page.
 
*Click '''Back''' to return to the search page.
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*Click the title of an item in the search results, to view further details of that item. Details of a catalogue item will take a slightly longer to appear than details of an article. This is because catalogue records come from the library catalogue, which may not be nearby, whereas article records come from Arena.
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*Click the title of an item in the search results to view further details of that item.
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For each search result, Arena identifies the media type by using an icon. Arena supports 64 media types (also known as media classes). Arena includes a range of icons for these (the most common of which are shown below) but your library may use its own different icons for this purpose. Examples are provided in brackets.
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{| border="1" class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed"
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|+ Arena media types
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!Medias Icon
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!Description
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|[[image:AxiellTable-cd@2x.png|25px]]
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|CD (compact disc)
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|[[image:AxiellTable-cdAndBook@2x.png|25px]]
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|CD and book
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|[[image:AxiellTable-cdBook@2x.png|25px]]
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|CD book (audio book)
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|-
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|[[image:AxiellTable-daisy@2x.png|25px]]
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|Daisy talking book
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|[[image:AxiellTable-data@2x.png|25px]]
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|Data
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|-
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|[[image:AxiellTable-document@2x.png|25px]]
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|Document
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|-
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|[[image:AxiellTable-dvd@2x.png|25px]]
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|DVD
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|[[image:AxiellTable-eBook@2x.png|25px]]
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|E-book (PDF file)
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|[[image:AxiellTable-eMusic@2x.png|25px]]
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|Emusic (MP3 file)
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|[[image:AxiellTable-ePeriodical@2x.png|25px]]
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|Periodical (magazine and journal)
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|[[image:AxiellTable-game@2x.png|25px]]
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|Game (board game)
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|[[image:AxiellTable-internet@2x.png|25px]]
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|Internet resource
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|[[image:AxiellTable-map@2x.png|25px]]
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|Map
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|[[image:AxiellTable-microfilm@2x.png|25px]]
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|Microfilm or microfiche
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|[[image:AxiellTable-music@2x.png|25px]]
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|Music (CD or tape cassette)
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|[[image:AxiellTable-newspaper@2x.png|25px]]
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|Newspaper
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|[[image:AxiellTable-otherMaterial@2x.png|25px]]
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|an item that fits no other media type
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|[[image:AxiellTable-periodical@2x.png|25px]]
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|Periodical
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|[[image:AxiellTable-picture@2x.png|25px]]
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|Picture (poster or photograph)
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|[[image:AxiellTable-sheetMusic@2x.png|25px]]
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|sheet music
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|[[image:AxiellTable-talkingBook@2x.png|25px]]
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|Talking book
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|[[image:AxiellTable-video@2x.png|25px]]
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|Video
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|[[image:AxiellTable-videogame@2x.png|25px]]
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|Video game
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|[[image:AxiellTable-vinyl@2x.png|25px]]
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|Vinyl record
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==Search results from multiple locations==
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When search results are found in multiple formats (media types) in multiple locations, they will be grouped by location and media type automatically. For example, if a title is available in book format at one library branch, and DVD format at another library branch, the results will be grouped into tabs - one tab for each library branch, and grouped by media type within each tab. Click the relevant tab to view the results for that library branch.
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To find out which locations you have access to in Arena, see [[Arena 2.0:My Profile|My Profile]].
  
 
==Working with record search results==
 
==Working with record search results==
  
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[[Image:search_results_-_catalogue.png|400px|catalogue search results]]
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[[Image:arena_2-0 Search_results_-_catalogue.png|400px|right|catalogue search results]]
  
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The search results show each its cover, title, author(s),  year of publication, language, shelfmark, media type, edition, publisher,media type, resource type, and star rating. It also indicates whether the item is available.
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The search results show each its cover, title, author(s),  year of publication, language, [[Arena 2.0:Shelfmark|shelfmark]], media type, edition, publisher,media type, resource type, and star rating. It also indicates whether the item is available. You may click the item's cover picture to view further details about it.
  
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[[Image:search_results_sort_-_catalogue.png|right]]
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[[Image:arena_2-0 search_results_sort_-_catalogue.png]]
  
 
Above the search results is a toolbar with which you may sort the search results by relevance, author, title, and publication year, as follows:
 
Above the search results is a toolbar with which you may sort the search results by relevance, author, title, and publication year, as follows:
  
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#Click the sort method you want to use. This will sort the search results in A-Z order.
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#Click the sort method you want to use.
 
#To reverse the sort order, click the sort method again.
 
#To reverse the sort order, click the sort method again.
  
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*The current sort method has the sort order icon beside it. The default sort method is Relevance, in A-Z order.
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*The current sort method has the sort order icon beside it.
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*If you are particularly interested in an item, click '''Add to my media basket''' to add the item to your media basket.
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[[Image:search_results_action_-_catalogue.png|Search results|right]]
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*If you are interested in an item, click '''Add to my media list''' to add the item to [[Arena_2.0:My media|My media]].
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[[Image:arena_2-0 search_results_action_-_catalogue.png|Search results]]
  
 
Above the search results is a toolbar at which you may do one of the following:
 
Above the search results is a toolbar at which you may do one of the following:
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*Click '''Link to this page''' to view the URL of the search results page. You may then select and copy it for use elsewhere.
 
*Click '''Link to this page''' to view the URL of the search results page. You may then select and copy it for use elsewhere.
  
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==Limit a search==
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Click an item's cover picture to view more details about the item.
  
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[[Image:limit_search_to.png|right|Limit Search To panel]]
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==Item details view==
  
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You may limit a search by using the Limit Search To panel. This filters out unwanted search results. For example, you may be interested only in items at a specific library branch, or certain publication year. The number in brackets beside each item indicates the number of items which correspond to it. For example, in the '''Language''' section, if '''English''' has '''(25)''' beside it, then 25 of the search results contain this language property; by clicking this item, the search results will be limited to these 25 items.
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[[Image:Arena_2-0_search_results_sort_-_catalogue_detail.png|400px|right|catalogue search results detail]]
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*Hover the mouse cursor on the picture to view its title, publication years and media type.
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*Click an item's cover picture to view details about that item. If an item has also been found in another media type, Arena will include this in the search results, below the '''Other formats''' heading.
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*Click '''Reserve''' to reserve the item.
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*Click '''Add to media list''' to add the item to your media list.
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*Click '''Recommend this''' to recommend the item.
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You may also share the item details on services such as Facebook and Twitter, or '''like''' or '''Recommend''' the item on Facebook, if these features are enabled in your installation of Arena. To learn more see [[Arena_2.0:Social_Networking|Social Networking]].
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==How to limit your search results==
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[[Image:arena_2-0 limit_search_to.png|right|Limit Search To panel]]
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You may limit a search by using the '''Limit Search To''' panel. This filters out unwanted search results. For example, you may be interested only in items at a specific library branch, or certain publication year. The number in brackets beside each item indicates the number of items which correspond to it. For example, in the '''Language''' section, if '''English''' has '''(25)''' beside it, then 25 of the search results contain this language property; by clicking this item, the search results will be limited to these 25 items.
  
 
#Locate the '''Limit Search To''' panel.
 
#Locate the '''Limit Search To''' panel.
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==Article search results==
 
==Article search results==
  
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[[Image:search_results_-_articles.png|400px|articles search results]]
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[[Image:arena_2-0 Search_results_-_articles.png|400px|right|articles search results]]
  
 
For each item, the search results show the item's title and description.
 
For each item, the search results show the item's title and description.
  
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[[Image:search_results_sort_-_articles.png|search results - articles|right]]
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[[Image:search_results_sort_-_articles.png|search results - articles]]
  
 
Above the search results is a toolbar with which you may sort the search results by relevance, and modified date, by doing one of the following:
 
Above the search results is a toolbar with which you may sort the search results by relevance, and modified date, by doing one of the following:
  
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*Click the sort method you want to use. This will sort the search results in A-Z order using the chosen method.
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*Click the sort method you want to use.
 
*To reverse the sort order, click the sort method again.
 
*To reverse the sort order, click the sort method again.
  
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The current sort method has the sort order icon beside it. The default sort method is Relevance, in A-Z order.
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The current sort method has the sort order icon beside it.
  
 
*If you are particularly interested in an item, click its title to view it.
 
*If you are particularly interested in an item, click its title to view it.
  
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[[Image:search_results_action_-_articles.png|Search results - articles|right]]
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[[Image:search_results_action_-_articles.png|Search results - articles]]
  
 
Above the search results is a toolbar with which you may do one of the following:
 
Above the search results is a toolbar with which you may do one of the following:
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*Click '''Print''' to print the search results.
 
*Click '''Print''' to print the search results.
 
*Click '''Link to this page''' to view the URL of the search results page. You may then select and copy it for use elsewhere.
 
*Click '''Link to this page''' to view the URL of the search results page. You may then select and copy it for use elsewhere.
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=Extended Search=
 
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[[File:search_bar_advanced.png|Search Bar|right]]
 
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You may search for catalogue items by providing a range of details about what you want to find. For example, you may want to restrict your search to items published in a specific year, or written in a specific language.
 
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==Extended searching==
 
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#Click '''Extended search'''. The extended search form will appear in the centre panel.
 
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#Use the extended search fields to define your search and filter your search results.
 
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#Click '''Search'''. The search results will appear in the centre panel.
 
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As you choose your search criteria and filters, the search query will appear in coded form in the '''Search query''' box. You may select this, copy it to Windows clipboard, and then paste it into the '''Search''' box later, to repeat this search using the search feature.
 
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===Rules for defining an advanced search===
 
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*You may only search for catalogue records. Advanced Search does not yet support articles.
 
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*You may use any of the filters in a search.
 
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*You may only choose one item in each filter. For example, you may only choose one language in the language filter.
 
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*The search will only find records that meet all the search criteria.
 
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*You may search for publications in any of a list of years. To do this, type the years, separated by a space. For example, to search for publications in 2009, 2010 or 2011, type '''2009 2010 2011'''.
 

Latest revision as of 18:18, 7 October 2011

Contents

[edit] Search

Search Bar

You may search every library, archive and museum collection to which Arena has access. The search includes records for all available media types, such as library and museum catalogue records, archives, collections, in the following three categories:

  • library record
  • museum record
  • archive record

It also searches articles. For example, if you search Arena for harry potter, your search results may include Harry Potter books in various formats, DVDs, scripts, articles, museum artifacts, and so on.

If your search finds nothing, Arena will do a fuzzy search for you, automatically. A fuzzy search tries to find records that closely (but not exactly) match your search criteria. For example, if you searched for pottre but found nothing, Arena will do a fuzzy search, and will find close matches, such as potter. This feature does not apply to Extended Search.

[edit] How to do a simple search

  1. In the search text box, type the text you want to find. For example, if you are searching for Harry Potter, type harry potter. It does not matter whether you use uppercase or lowercase letters.
  2. Select Records or Articles, depending on what you want to find.
  3. Click Search.
  4. See Search results.

You may specify an author or title in your search by using the special author and title keywords. The following examples show how to enter these searches:

  • author:larsson will find items where the author name includes larsson (records and articles).
  • author:jane austen will find items where the author name includes jane austen (records and articles).
  • title:potter will find items where the title includes potter (records only).
  • title:pride prejudice will find items where the title includes pride and prejudice(records only).

[edit] How to do an extended search

Search Bar

You may search for catalogue items by providing a range of details about what you want to find. For example, you may want to restrict your search to items published in a specific year, or written in a specific language.

  1. Click Extended search. The extended search form will appear in the centre panel.
  2. Use the extended search filters and fields to define your search and filter your search results.
  3. Click Search. The search results will appear in the centre panel.
  4. See Search results.

Depending on the view type and Arena configuration, the search filters and fields may be combined with a Boolean AND, except publication year, where OR is used. For example, if you specify the language English and title potter, the search will find records in which the language is English and the title includes potter.

As you choose your search criteria and filter, the search query will appear in coded form in the Search query box. You may select this, copy it to Windows clipboard, and then paste it into the Search box later, to repeat this search using the search feature.

There are several rules for defining an extended search.

  • You may only search for catalogue records. Extended Search does not yet support articles.
  • You may only use one filter in a search.
  • You may only choose one item in each filter. For example, you may only choose one language in the language filter.
  • The search will only find records that meet all the search criteria.
  • You may search for publications in any of a list of years. To do this, type the years, separated by a space. For example, to search for publications in 2009, 2010 or 2011, type 2009 2010 2011.

[edit] How to search with the Tag Cloud

Whenever Arena performs a search, it finds the tags attached to all items it has found, and displays the most popular of them in the Tag Cloud. You may click any of these tags to reduce the search results to only those items which have that tag attached to them. The tag cloud repopulates with tags for each item found.

Tags are shown in different font sizes, depending on how frequently they are used, with the most frequently used tags shown in the largest font.

As your search continues, a discovery trail is created, which appears below the tag cloud.

[edit] Search results

Search results are displayed in a list. If more than one page of results were found, then these may be viewed by navigating through each page.

search results navigation bar

  • Click a page number to go to a specific page of search results, or click the navigation buttons to view the first, previous, next, or last page of search results respectively.
  • Click Back to return to the search page.
  • Click the title of an item in the search results to view further details of that item.

For each search result, Arena identifies the media type by using an icon. Arena supports 64 media types (also known as media classes). Arena includes a range of icons for these (the most common of which are shown below) but your library may use its own different icons for this purpose. Examples are provided in brackets.

[edit] Search results from multiple locations

When search results are found in multiple formats (media types) in multiple locations, they will be grouped by location and media type automatically. For example, if a title is available in book format at one library branch, and DVD format at another library branch, the results will be grouped into tabs - one tab for each library branch, and grouped by media type within each tab. Click the relevant tab to view the results for that library branch.

To find out which locations you have access to in Arena, see My Profile.

[edit] Working with record search results

catalogue search results

The search results show each its cover, title, author(s), year of publication, language, shelfmark, media type, edition, publisher,media type, resource type, and star rating. It also indicates whether the item is available. You may click the item's cover picture to view further details about it.

Arena 2-0 search results sort - catalogue.png

Above the search results is a toolbar with which you may sort the search results by relevance, author, title, and publication year, as follows:

  1. Click the sort method you want to use.
  2. To reverse the sort order, click the sort method again.
  • The current sort method has the sort order icon beside it.
  • If you are interested in an item, click Add to my media list to add the item to My media.

Search results

Above the search results is a toolbar at which you may do one of the following:

  • Click Send to email the search results to a recipient.
  • Click Print to print the search results.
  • Click Download to download the search results.
  • Click Select all to select all search results for items that are available for loan.
  • Click Unselect all to unselect all search results.
  • Click Link to this page to view the URL of the search results page. You may then select and copy it for use elsewhere.

Click an item's cover picture to view more details about the item.

[edit] Item details view

catalogue search results detail
  • Hover the mouse cursor on the picture to view its title, publication years and media type.
  • Click an item's cover picture to view details about that item. If an item has also been found in another media type, Arena will include this in the search results, below the Other formats heading.
  • Click Reserve to reserve the item.
  • Click Add to media list to add the item to your media list.
  • Click Recommend this to recommend the item.

You may also share the item details on services such as Facebook and Twitter, or like or Recommend the item on Facebook, if these features are enabled in your installation of Arena. To learn more see Social Networking.

[edit] How to limit your search results

Limit Search To panel

You may limit a search by using the Limit Search To panel. This filters out unwanted search results. For example, you may be interested only in items at a specific library branch, or certain publication year. The number in brackets beside each item indicates the number of items which correspond to it. For example, in the Language section, if English has (25) beside it, then 25 of the search results contain this language property; by clicking this item, the search results will be limited to these 25 items.

  1. Locate the Limit Search To panel.
  2. Click the item that you want to limit the search results to.
  3. Repeat step 2 (above) to filter the search results further.

[edit] Article search results

articles search results

For each item, the search results show the item's title and description.

search results - articles

Above the search results is a toolbar with which you may sort the search results by relevance, and modified date, by doing one of the following:

  • Click the sort method you want to use.
  • To reverse the sort order, click the sort method again.

The current sort method has the sort order icon beside it.

  • If you are particularly interested in an item, click its title to view it.

Search results - articles

Above the search results is a toolbar with which you may do one of the following:

  • Click Send to email the search results to a recipient.
  • Click Print to print the search results.
  • Click Link to this page to view the URL of the search results page. You may then select and copy it for use elsewhere.
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