Web OPAC: drop down menus for advanced searching

["G. Karen Merguerian" <gmerguer@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The Northeastern University Libraries are migrating to the iii
millennium system, and on our web opac we would like to use an advanced
word search screen similar to the one at the iii web site sample
catalog, which is at:

http://www.iii.com:81/search/X

We like the option to use drop-down menus for the field limits and the
boolean operators.  Our users won't have to know the command language in
order to have this powerful functionality.  III told us we could use the
code on the sample page above, but we should consult the listserv if it
didn't work properly.  And so ....

Specifically, we notice that after doing a search on this screen and
clicking the "modify search" button on the results page,  the user is
taken back to the original BLANK search screen, and has to retype the
entire search.  This happens on our server as well as on the iii web
site above.

Is anyone using the code on this page, or something like it?  How have
you fixed the "modify search" option?  If you are  willing to share your
solution, please contact me.
-- 
G. Karen Merguerian

Address: SL 270, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115
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