2 ACCESSING THE SERIALS FUNCTION AND SERIALS RECORDS

This chapter includes the following sections:

2.1 SERIAL BAR

The Serial Bar in the Acquisitions/Serials module is the environment in which you can search for a record and display it in the Serials tab:



In the Serial Bar, choose a search option, and enter the search text



If the search retrieves a single record, it is displayed. If the search retrieves multiple records, a window pops up informing you "Multiple matching records found. View in the brief list?" If you choose Yes, the set of records is displayed in the Brief List in the Search tab.

2.2 SEARCH TAB IN ALL MODULES

The Search tab is available in all modules. The Search function provides simple and sophisticated searching for records.

There are two ways to find records in the Search tab. You can either search (find) by keywords, or browse) an index. Refer to the Search chapter for full details.

When a single full record is displayed, click the "–> Serials" button in the lower right-hand corner of the full record display pane, to transfer to the Serials function.



2.3 THE CATALOGING RECORD MANAGER

To access a serials record from Cataloging:

  1. Choose the relevant record in the Record Manager pane.

  2. Open the Cataloging menu, and choose "Open Serials Record".

2.4 OVERVIEW MODE

A record can be "transferred" to another module or function. This can be done when the relative module change in Overview mode and by clicking the "–>Serials " button.




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