To further refine search results, users can employ the use of filters in Keyword and Expert searches. Virtua s OPAC toolbar and views are configurable through the use of the system permissions and parameters, so you decide what the patron and the staff will see, further increasing functionality. Check it out. Your library chooses how each user type searches and views your catalog by defining the permissions and parameters for each user type. OPAC Search Features Browse Keyword Expert Control Number Virtua s browse and keyword searching capabilities allow users to explore a list of indices chosen by your library.
Right truncation is implied so even a misspelling brings the user to the closest match.
More complex searching capabilities such as Boolean combinations, and right, left, middle and wild card truncation are available in both the Keyword and Expert search. Control Number searches are designed especially for staff and include control numbers, patron ID numbers, item ID numbers, and many others. Virtua even tells you whether cross-referenced terms are Broader, Narrower, Earlier, Later, Acronym or Musical compositions. Virtua s multimedia capabilities are an extension of VTLS first multimedia product introduced in 1989. All forms of multimedia linked through the 856 tag of the MARC record can be displayed with the appropriate viewer.