4.1. Setting Search and Sound Defaults

Setting Search Defaults

• Go to Administration → Workstation → Search Preferences in the catalog.
• Use the dropdown menu to select an appropriate Default Search Library. The default search library setting determines what library is searched from the advanced search screen and portal page by default. You can override this setting when you are actually searching by selecting a different library. One recommendation is to set the search library to the highest point you would normally want to search.
• Use the dropdown menu to select an appropriate Preferred Library. The preferred library is used to show copies and electronic resource URIs regardless of the library searched. One recommendation is to set this to your home library so that local copies show up first in search results.
• Use the dropdown menu to select an appropriate Default Search Pane.  The default search pane focuses search tab by default when opening new catalog pages.
• Use the dropdown menu to select an appropriate Default Sort Order.  The default sort order is a way to sort results upon opening a keyword search.
• Select the Default Limit to Available option if the 'Limit to Available' search setting should be checked by default.
• Select the Default Group Formats/Editions option if the 'Group by Formats/Editions' search setting should be checked by default.
• Use the dropdown menu to select an appropriate Search Results Per Page. The search results per page sets the number of search results to display per page.
• Select the Exclude Electronic Resources option to add the 'exclude electronic resources' checkbox to the main search form.
• Select the Highlight Search Terms option to highlight the search terms in the results of a keyword search.