Precise search results are easily retrieved using WebCat's sophisticated truncation, boolean, relational, adjacency, and proximity operators. As an added benefit, the WebCat also includes an Information Desk, a Request Desk, and a User Services Desk. Support for multiple authority files is standard, and any type of bibliographic heading may be controlled, with validation occurring immediately upon entry. SmartPORT uses the Z39.50 protocol to transfer MARC records for acquisitions and cataloging. Sources for records can be any MARC-based Z39.50 server, including OCLC, RLIN, ISM, and the Library of Congress.
Staff never spend time moving through multiple levels of computer screens.
Extensive policy matrices handle single or multi-library requirements and provide an unlimited number of user profiles, item types, locations, and loan periods. Items can be placed on reserve for several reservers and courses simultaneously. Hooks to electronic reserves is also included. Separate booking calendars are generated for each bookable item. Custom cataloging forms are provided for describing equipment inventories and meeting rooms.