You can access the Advanced Search by clicking Advanced Search on the catalogue homepage or search results screen.
The available search options are the same as in Basic Search, but you may use one or more of them simultaneously. If you want to combine more than three search options, use the Add Search Row button to add more search input rows. Clicking the X button will close the search input row.
You can filter your search by:
- Format
- Language
- Audience
- Literary Form
- Shelving Location
Click on a filter bar to see the available options.
Tip
All the search filters, with the exception of Shelving Location, rely on values entered into the Leader, 007, 008, or 041 fields of the MARC record. Records with incorrect coding will not filter correctly.
The current search library is displayed in the Search Library box.
The default search library is your library or borrowing zone. If your library system has multiple branches or a borrowing zone that includes multiple libraries you can use the Search Library box to select different branches or libraries.
If your library has multiple branches, your search result will display items available at your branch and all branches of your library system separately. If your library participates in Interlibrary Connect the results may display items available across the larger borrowing zone.
If you access the catalogue from https://catalogue.libraries.coop, your default search library is Sitka or the library you have selected on the homepage. You may use the Search Library box to select a different library or regional libraries, or all libraries in Sitka to search.
For publication year you can filter for items published before, after, in-between, or during a particular year.
Publication year is inclusive. For example, if you set Publication Year Between 2005 and 2007, your result items will be published in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Tip
The publication year filter relies on the values in characters 07-10 in the 008 field of the MARC record. Records with incorrect coding will not filter correctly.
By default, the search results are in order of greatest to least relevance. In the Sort Results box you may select to order the search results by relevance, title, author, publication date, or popularity.
For more information see the section called “Order of Results”.
When the Exclude Electronic Resources checkbox is checked electronic resources are not included in the search results.
When the Group Formats and Editions checkbox is checked all formats and editions of the same title are grouped as one result. For example, the DVD and the print editions of Pride and Prejudice will appear together.
When the Limit to Available checkbox is checked search results are limited based on an item’s current circulation status. Titles without available items in the selected search library will not be displayed.
Item statuses that show as available are: Available, On Display, Onsite Consultation, Reserves, and Reshelving.
