On-Line Public Access

An online public access catalog (often abbreviated as OPAC or simply library catalog) is an online database of materials held by a library or group of libraries. Users search in library catalog principally to locate books and other material available at a library. In simple language it is an electronic version of the card catalog. OPAC is the gateway to library's collection.

Roles

Library Admin

Path

Catalogue » On-Line Public Access

Terminology Used

On-Line Public Access - An online public access catalog is an online database of materials held by a library or group of libraries. Users search in library catalog principally to locate.

Search - Search Books for public access.

Regular Search - Search any criteria of library data like Books,Title,Author,Subject,Publisher,Keyword,Accession No.,Accession barcode,ISBN No.wise.

Boolean Search - Search criteria will be define like Title,Subject,Author,Publisher,Keyword,ISBN No. wise.

Input Needed

Search Criteria

Functionality

- User can define search criteria be like Books,Title,Author,Subject,Publisher,Keyword,Accession No.,Accession barcode,ISBN No.wise.

- User can define search criteria be like Title,Subject,Author,Publisher,Keyword,ISBN No.wise.

- User can define settings for library selection.

- User can save the book search criteria or query.

Screen Shots / Steps

Online Public Access

Settings

For OPAC setting click on Settings

Advance Search

To search by regular search click on Advanced Search

To search by boolean search click on Boolean Search.