Re: Web OPAC: drop down menus for advanced searching

[Mieko Yamaguchi <iss053@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I posted this same question on the list a few months ago.

http://www.innopacusers.org/list/archives/2001/msg02857.html

I received a few direct replies in addition to the replies posted on
the list.  The conclusion at the time was that this feature was not
fully released yet but that it might become downloadable via CSDirect
sometime in the future.

I also heard from one or two sites who created their own Advanced
Search input screen which contains some locally developed Javascript.
At one site the Modify search option works but it drops you back to
the standard X search screen, not to the original Advanced Search
screen.

On Thu, 4 Oct 2001, G. Karen Merguerian wrote:

> 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.

Mieko
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