[781] in ad-lib
Re: Series Searching
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ninadm@MIT.EDU)
Tue Jun 6 17:21:10 1995
From: ninadm@MIT.EDU
To: jssandbe@MIT.EDU, mmmiller@MIT.EDU
Cc: opac-lib@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 06 Jun 1995 15:02:19 EDT."
<9506061902.AA13543@vongole.MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 1995 17:20:56 EDT
Will the proposed <Series Searching> option prompt users to use SE=,
or just W= ?
N.
> Hi All,
>
>
> Tentative Proposal:
> How about eliminating SE= and SEW= from the first portion of the main
> menu and adding <Series Searching> as a menu option. In this option,
> the user would be prompted to type w= and include some series keywords
> and a volume number (or possibly W= (keyword or words) and nw=(volume
> number). SEW is not always inclusive enough. Staff can
> always use the SE= and SEW= commands in an expert search even though
> they don't appear on the screen.
>
> How do people feel? The main menu is getting busy and we have
> concerns about patrons being able to distinguish series. Can we
> discuss this at a future meeting?
>
>
> Jennie and Margo
