Adding a Search to Bib Quick Search

Bib Quick Search lets users find records quickly by searching for a unique identifying term, usually a number. When you install Horizon, staff can quick search by the bib number and the item barcode. (You may also have other searches installed, such as by the ISBN, ISSN, LCCN, or OCLC number, depending on how your indexes are set up.) You can add additional searches to the Bib Quick Search Index list as long as the search you add uses an index that identifies records with unique searchable terms.

To add a search to Bib Quick Search

View: search

In these fields, do the following:

Field

Action

Search

Enter “bib”.

Index No.

Enter a number to specify the order in which the search displays in the Bib Quick Search window.

Each index in the search window must have a unique number.

Label

Enter a descriptive name for the index.

Mq Index

Enter the mq_index Bib Quick Search should use to find and display the information you want.

Note: Choose an index whose search resolves to a single result. Otherwise, Horizon opens only the first record it finds that meets the search criteria.

This index contains

Enter the help text that you want to display for the search in the main search window.

 


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