This label then appears on the search menu of the public access screen, and can be selected to run an Authex View application. View is a retrieval module for files in Authex format. It has an interface identical to Syllabus , and can be used to mount local history files, community information databases and specialized indexes. When a user leaves Authex View , he or she is transferred seamlessly back to Syllabus . In Browse Mode, Syllabus searches are initiated by typing all or part of a search term.
Case is ignored, as are leading articles and accents.
Syllabus evaluates the query and then displays an appropriate Index Page. In general, retrieval is quick and uncomplicated, requiring a minimum of keystrokes. The scope of a Syllabus search can be as wide as the Union Catalog, or as narrow as the holdings of a single library. In between, Syllabus can be configured to search and display indexes for any combination of holdings. Syllabus is designed to scope quickly.