Information Portal lets users search your library catalog using a standard web browser from any computer with access to the World Wide Web. The Information Portal interface lets users navigate through information by entering information into fields and by using hyperlinks. These links display as colored tabs and sub-tabs at the top of the web page, or as hypertext or icons in the body of the page.
Users can perform a simple search from the Home page, or perform Basic, Advanced, and Power searches from other pages of the interface. Each search type lets users use different search capabilities and limitations, depending on what indexes and search limitations you set up in Horizon and import to Information Portal. (For more information, see Changing the Searching Environment for Your Library and Changing the Indexes for Your Library.)
Here is an example of the Information Portal Power Search page that displays when users click on the Power sub-tab of the Search tab:
As the Information Portal administrator, you can change the appearance of any of Information Portal’s pages, tabs, and sub-tabs; add new pages, tabs, or sub-tabs; or remove existing ones. You can also change what text messages display on the screen, and add search categories. (For instructions, see Customizing the Information Portal Interface.)
Additionally, you can change what information displays on Search pages. You can add or remove libraries and indexes, let users search on multiple indexes, include pre-defined or user-defined limiting, and let users sort their search results. You can also let users combine search terms as phrases or by adjacency or proximity to each other, and use Boolean operators. (For instructions, see Changing the Searching Environment for Your Library.)
After a user performs a search of your database using Information Portal, the system displays a list of search results. Here is an example of the top of a Search Results page:
Here is an example of the lower part of a Search Results page:
As the Information Portal administrator, you can change the default search result displays delivered with Information Portal, or add a new display. You can change the information that displays (such as call number and publisher), choose to display images and hypertext links, change the search type and sort options, and so forth. (For more information, see Customizing a Search Result Display, Redirecting a Search, and Setting Up Information Portal to Use 856 Tags (Linkable Tags).)
The History sub-tab displays a list of searches the user has performed during an online session. A user can repeat a search, or edit a previous search to create a new search. (For more information, see online help in the user interface.) Here is an example of a Search History page:
As the Information Portal administrator, you can change the general appearance of this Information Portal page. (For more information, see Customizing the Information Portal Interface.)
If users establish accounts with your library, they can use the My Account tab to manage book lists, view items they have checked out, place or review their hold requests, view any blocks on their record, or change their personal information. (For more information, see online help in the user interface.) Here is an example of an Information Portal My Account page:
As the Information Portal administrator, you can decide which My Account features the user can do by turning features off and on in Horizon. (For more information, see Enabling or Disabling Information Portal Features in Horizon.)
You can determine the time Information Portal stays open with no activity. This can help prevent unauthorized access to your database, or to users’ accounts. (For instructions, see Changing Global Settings.)
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