Making Searches Stick in the Web Opac

Tags: sticky , search , javascript , opac , aleph , basic , intermediate
Last Updated: Oct 30, 2009 00:48

Description
The attached document, and accompanying associated zipped file, show how to make either a Basic, Advanced Keyword or Advanced Browse search string stick in the opac. Also the type of search sticks. Cookies are used to differentiate between each type of search.

Author: Margaret Rankin
Additional author(s):
Institution:
University of California Santa Barbara
Year: 2009

License: None
Short description: Use, modification and distribution of the code are permitted provided the copyright notice, list of conditions and disclaimer appear in all related material.
Link to terms: [Detailed license terms]

Skill required for using this code:
Choose one of the following: basic/intermediate

State
Programming language
Screen captures
Author(s) homepage
Download
Working example
Changes
Release notes/Installation instructions
TO DO list
Known issues
Comments

State

Stable

Programming language

Javascript

Screen captures

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Author(s) homepage

http://pegasus.library.ucsb.edu/F

Download

All code files involved in one: HTMLCodeZipped.zip
Documentation listing files and changes: StickySearchesCustomCode.doc

Working example

Out in production since June 2008.

http://pegasus.library.ucsb.edu/F

Changes

Version 1.0 ....
February 10th, 2009. Initial posting to El Commons.

Release notes/Installation instructions

Use the attached StickySearchesCustomCode.doc to review changes. I kept the code so that a non-programmer could change the drop down options if the web site changes.

TO DO list

Known issues

None so far. If the patron does a browse search on the basic screen and then uses the same index on the advanced browse screen, but uses a different search term, then these two search strings are kept seperate.

Comments