Insignia Library system

Advanced Search Options

In advanced search, patrons can apply additional filters to refine a search. This can be done by clicking on the “Options…” button. Options that can be chosen are:

1. 
   Maximum records returned (absolute limit is defined in configuration)
   
2. 
   Publication year (range)
   
3. 
   Language
   
4. 
   Material type
   
5. 
   Audience type
   

Check the option you wish to filter by and leave the rest as unchecked. Changes made here are temporary and are lost when the patron closes the advanced search form.

Authority

The Insignia Library System provides complete authority control, and allows browsing authority indexes for names and subjects. To search for books using authority search, follow these steps:

1. 
   Click on “Search” in the Navigator Toolbar
   
2. 
   Click on “Authority Search”
   
3. 
   Select an index to search. (e.g. authors or subjects)
   
4. 
   Type the term you wish to search for. Optionally, you can enter only a partial term in which case the system will go to the first term in the index that matches your entry
   
5. 
   Click once on an index term to see items linked to that term in the item box display at the bottom of the window (“See” references are provided without requiring any further navigation)
   
6. 
   Double click on an index term to see the MARC authority record for that term as well as the copy information