To access this screen, sign in Service Configuration, open the WorldCat Discovery and WorldCat Local left navigation, select Search Settings.
Customize the search defaults and search results display for WorldCat Discovery.
Customize the search defaults for WorldCat Discovery.
Display indication of search relevance on results and item details
When this setting is toggled to display, search relevance indicators highlight matching search terms in the result entries and on the item details screen. If you add an index label to your search terms, the relevant subject entries will also display in the result set. See Search result record display for more information.
Allow French boolean operators in WorldCat Discovery
It is possible to allow Discovery users to search using boolean operators in French. To allow French boolean operators in WorldCat Discover searches, use the toggle switch to Allow French boolean operators in WorldCat Discovery.
The following French boolean operators can be used:
Note: These operators must be entered in all uppercase letters to be considered boolean operators.
Display spelling suggestions for queries with potential misspellings (Pilot)
Enable this setting to see suggested corrections for potentially misspelled query terms displayed in an alert at the top of the search results screen. This setting is available and enabled by default for the following eligible subscription categories:
Refer to Filter and refine search results for more information.
Determine how search results are grouped by default. The user will be able to change these settings after the initial display of the search results. Define the default grouping for search results when results are set to display from your library or libraries worldwide with the following settings:
Options include:
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Show all |
Show all records for the search. Note: Presenting an ungrouped list to patrons may present more options than desired. OCLC research and testing suggest that hiding duplicates or grouping editions and formats add efficiency to searching for most users. |
Hide duplicates |
Groups variant records. Variant records are records for the same edition but in a different language of cataloging or a duplicate record that has not yet been merged. |
Group editions and formats |
Group related editions in search results. If enabled, records in search results are grouped by work and displayed via a representative record in the search results. Edition grouping brings records together that have the same:
Other editions and formats may be viewed through Worldwide Editions and Formats and in the item detail under Explore Editions & Formats. |
See Filter and refine search results for more information.
Define the default display of item availability for grouped records. To enable availability from the edition group, select one of the options below:
Options include:
See Representative record and availability display on grouped search results for more information.
Edition grouping brings records together that have the same:
You may define how search results are sorted by default when initially displayed. A user may change this setting to view other sort options, but every time a search result is initially displayed, the default sort setting will always be selected. Choose your default sort level from the list.
Note: The WorldCat Local default sort is no longer supported by WorldCat Discovery.
Enable expanded search queries using related terms.
Allow searching across authority files to find relevant search terms, even when using related, variant, or deprecated search terms.
See Expand search with related terms for more information.
Reserved for future functionality.
Determine whether to expand search queries using translated terms. Additional terms appear if the search term matches on the 7xx field for parallel terms.
Note: This feature is intended to support English/French bilingualism for libraries that have government requirements to do so. OCLC does not currently have plans to expand this to other libraries.
The Search filter settings section is used to select which filters appear in your search results and how the selected filters appear. Each available filter can be configured to display in a specific way. Use the options in the columns to determine how each filter appears.
Notes:
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Expand or Collapse | Toggle the button to expand or collapse the content of each filter by default. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Display Label |
Select a Display Label from the drop-down list.
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Click Save to save changes.
Note: This functionality is for WorldCat Discovery only.
Determine whether to promote a single location or display an availability summary on search results, Local Editions and Formats, Shelf Browse, and on the Access Options panel.
This setting will be enabled by default.
Note: This functionality is for WorldCat Discovery only.
Determine whether or not to allow the Worldwide Editions and Formats link to appear on search results in WorldCat Discovery.
Clicking on the Worldwide Editions and Formats link from the search results will open the Explore Editions and Formats section of the item record. For information on filtering Editions and Formats, please see Selected Filters.
Note: This setting is no longer functional in the OCLC Service Configuration.
This functionality is for WorldCat Discovery only.
To help users access all locally held formats from a default edition, libraries can configure other locally-held formats to display on search results. When viewing search results, WorldCat Discovery displays one link for each unique format locally held by your institution.
For more information, see Display locally held formats on search results.
Caution: For Discovery Premium Institutions, non- WMS institutions only.
If your library subscribes to WorldCat Discovery Premium (not WMS), choose to turn off the display of item availability information from your OPAC in search results if this does not meet your needs. Instead, you may activate links from WorldCat Discovery to your OPAC interface via deep links, where users can view item location and availability information.
Upload the local re-mapping spreadsheet (.tsv) to surface alternate subject headings in lieu of any previous, sensitive subject headings in your library's WorldCat Discovery interface. Refer to EDI, Local subject re-mapping for more information.
To upload the spreadsheet:
Note: Once uploaded, the Local subject re-mapping file cannot be downloaded from the OCLC Service Configuration. Retain a local copy for future use.