On-line library catalog searches to enter new age Users will soon be able to use advanced search techniques Library users on Mount Oread will find electronic catalog searching easier, more precise and substantially more advanced next year. A new integrated on-line catalog, circulation, reserve, acquisitions, serials, accounting and management system will be installed by the end of the academic year, said John Miller, assistant dean of libraries for information technology. In addition to exact searches on names and subject headings, users will be able to search for key words anywhere in the catalog records. Results are displayed in order of relevance, based on a sophisticated formula.
Searchers can see previous search commands, which can be edited and re-executed.
Searches can be limited by language of publication, medium, date of publication or location. A separate search function will allow users to limit searches to journal titles. Results can be displayed in order of publication, with newest items listed first. A separate mini-catalog will show items currently kept on reserve and searchable by instructor name, course time, department and section. The new system will allow search results to be printed, e-mailed to a user's desktop or downloaded onto a disk.