3 RETRIEVING ITEM RECORDS

 The items records of a bibliographic record can be accessed using:

3.1 THE ITEM BAR

The Item Bar in the Cataloging and Circulation modules serves to retrieve item records located on the server.

The options for retrieval are:

Barcode or Call Number
Enter an item barcode or a call number.



Click . A list of items will be displayed in the upper pane.

There are two ways to place the item's barcode or call number:

  1. Type the item's barcode or call number.
  2. Scan the item's barcode.
Call Number List
Click the button.

The Item List by Call Number window will be displayed.



Highlight a Call Number and click Select. A list of items will be displayed in the upper pane.



Note: If the call number is not a unique number, the system display a error message, because only items will retrieve the first item record that matches the selected number.

3.2 THE SEARCH TAB

The Search Tab is available in Acquisitions/Serials, Cataloging and Circulation. The Search function provides both simple and sophisticated searching for records.

There are two ways to find records in the Search tab. You can either search (Find) by keys or keywords, or you can scan (Browse) an index. Refer to the Search chapter for full details regarding the Search functionality.

When a single full record is displayed, click the Items button to transfer it to the Items function.



3.3 THE CATALOGING RECORD MANAGER

The Cataloging Record Manager in the Cataloging tab provides access to the Items tab of the Cataloging module.



Double clicking the Items node enables you to view and/or add information about copies to the current record. You will be transferred automatically to the Items tab of the Cataloging module. The Items node also lists the items available for the current record. Double clicking on an item transfers you to the Items tab and enables you to view the specific copy information of the selected item.

3.4 THE OVERVIEW MODE

When a record is displayed in one of the GUI modules, it can be transferred to another module or function. This can be done when the Navigation pane is in Overview mode in the Circulation and Acquisitions/Serials modules, by highlighting the relevant record and clicking the Items function button in the right pane.

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