By default the L4U iPAC search results are displayed in Detail view. By default this list includes the Title, Subtitle, Author, Publisher, Call Number, Status, Location, Book Cover and lists each individual item separately. This initial listing of found items can also be displayed as Authorities (Authorities display is available for List, Details & Bibliographic views).
Items Display (Details View) compared to Authority Display
Note: If L4U is set to Item
display and you have performed a Quicksearch on one of the Authorities
(Title, Author, Subject, Series, Editor Illustrator), you can switch to
the Authority view by Clicking the link at the bottom of the page. In
the case of a Subject search the link will read, Display
by Subject.
Alternatively, you can switch to the Authority display
as the default display. The Authority display is a table containing only
a list of hits and the number of items associated to each. For Example:
a Title search would result in a list of Titles only and the number of
items containing the search term in that Title. To view the individual
items, you must Click the Title link
Regardless of the view chosen, the total results are listed at the top of the table and the records are displayed 15 per page. To view the next 15 records, simply Click Next 15 Hits or the preceding records, Click Previous 15 Hits.
Search results can be further refined with the following options. These options can be set in Preferences to be the default when a new internet browser window is opened or modified on the fly in the current internet browser window (current session). The current session settings override the settings defined in Preferences.
To modify the Current Session iPAC Customization Settings:
1. 
From any iPAC
page, hover the mouse pointer over the cog icon
2. Select the desired option
OR
1. 
From any iPAC
page, click the cog icon
2. Select the desired options
3. Click Apply
The settings are then applied to the current session. If the window is closed, these options will be lost and any new internet browser sessions will use the settings in Preferences.
This view is similar to the list of materials as presented in the Library File and other files in L4U. This view presents the most items on the screen with the minimum amount of space.
Detail display shows the patron the individual library items in more detail than the List results.
The results list is similar to the Details view but in bibliographic format.
This option will highlight the search terms in the resulting lists. This allows patrons to quickly locate the relevant items on screen.
When performing a single field search (ie: not Multiseek), L4U will check the spelling of the search terms and suggest alternative forms of the misspelled words from the collection’s keywords. For example, a keyword search of aroara boreealis will result in L4U suggesting aurora borealis.
If enabled, author searches will display other authors based on the subjects in the list of results. For example, a search for the author Anna Sewell, will list these authors because of the subjects associated with Anna Sewell’s found materials.
L4U will list different combinations of the search terms and the number of items found using those combinations. For example, a keyword search of civil war videos is too specific and returns no hits. L4U will suggest alternative search terms with the number of items associated with that search term.
L4U will present a pop up balloon which contains the item’s bibliographic information when the cursor hovers over the title of the item. To dismiss the balloon, either click the close box or click on another item’s title.
The Easy Search button can be displayed on every page of the iPAC.
Easy Search will present the iPAC user with one search field to search the collection. This may be the best solution for younger patrons. Quick Search offers more search options for the patron.
L4U can display the iPAC screens in one of three Languages; English, French or Spanish. The Language selected will affect the buttons and alert messages that appear when clients use the iPAC functions. This setting does not convert the data within your collection, only the interface that displays your materials. The Language selection will only apply to the iPAC, and will not affect any other levels of L4U.
The appearance of the L4U iPAC can be changed by simply selecting a different skin. A skin will change the look of the dialog boxes, buttons, etc of the iPAC interface. The different skins available are selectable from the drop list.
Standard internet browser window controls are available when the display is set to Item Display. Sort by, Records per Page and Go To a desired page allow patrons to quickly navigate the results list.
While
in the Item or Authority list views, it is possible to sort the search
results. This is achieved by Clicking the column header by which you wish
to order the records. Clicking the column header once will sort the records
in ascending order. If you click the same header again, the records will
be listed in descending order. If you reorder a list while viewing any
page other than the first results page, you will be returned to the first
page with the new sort order displayed.
Once
you have performed a search and have a list of results, you may wish to
view the records in more detail. This is done by Clicking the Title link
of the item you wish to view. When using the Authority view, you will
need to display the individual records by Clicking the link in the authority
list prior to selecting an individual record.
The item detail display contains all the information specific to the item chosen. This can include: Title, Subtitle, Author, Local Call Number, Status, Pages, Publishing information, Circulation (Loan period) information, Department, Media, Subjects and Description. Any data entered in the library file record will be displayed in the iPAC item detail. If a book cover has been saved to this item record, it will display as well.
Note: While viewing the details of a specific record
you can return to the search results list by Clicking Go
Back.
When viewing the item details for an individual record, a related search can be conducted by clicking any field data that appears as a link. These fields will most often be Title, Author, Series, Ed/Illus and/or Subjects. By clicking one of these links a page will display showing that search criteria and the number of records that contain the selected information. Clicking in this list will display the individual records.
Within the item detail view is a View MARC Record link. This link is used to view the MARC tagged display of the chosen record.