Each ILS product offers different features with respect to APIs used by third parties like OCLC in order to get data. In addition, each library can often customize their ILS setup, which makes it difficult to have a one-size-fits-all guide for some features. For these reasons, OCLC is often unable to help configure this information directly and library staff will need to discuss available options and values with their ILS administrator and/or vendor.
Enter a valid Carousel Type ID as the ILS Record Set code in the staff dashboard.
Note: This is the Carousel ID set in the Carousels Configuration page. You can find this page via the Evergreen Admin Portal under Administration > Local Administration > Carousels.
Some additional metadata fields are available to be enabled. These fields will display in the app's search results, not in an item's details. For more information, see Enhanced metadata display. The following additional fields can be enabled when using Evergreen:
The features below are allowed by the ILS, but may vary depending on your library's implementation.
Note: Does not allow for modifying holds.
Libraries can choose to configure any filters if supported by their ILS. It is not mandatory to use all filters or groups configured in your ILS, which allows each library to determine their ideal setup for patrons.
If no search filter is chosen by a user, or no options are displayed, the default is ALL.
These apply to libraries running Evergreen ILS of any version.
These filters are typically the same MARC item type codes configured in your ILS for bibliographic tecords, usually consisting of alphanumeric characters. You may need to consult your ILS Administrator or OCLC for a full list of these values.
These are typically the same for all Evergreen customers, you may use the table below as a complete reference.
Example display name | Value |
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Everything | keyword |
Title | title |
Author | author |
Subject | subject |
Series | series |
ISBN/ISSN | identifier |
These filters will vary based on how each library system chooses to configure their branch identifiers. For Evergreen libraries, these are always numbers. You may need to consult your ILS administrator or vendor for a full list of these values.
Example display name | Value |
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All Libraries | 1 |
Algoma Library | 3 |
Cedar Point Library | 4 |
Dowd Main Library | 7 |
Dowd Branch Library | 101 |
Zenia Public Library | 89 |
These are typically the same for all Evergreen customers, you may use the table below as a complete reference.
Example display name | Value |
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Relevancy | relevance |
Title A-Z | title |
Author A-Z | author |
Publish Date | pubdate |
Created Date | create_date |
These filters will vary based on how each library system chooses to configure their primary search perspective Audience Codes. You may need to consult your ILS administrator or vendor for a full list of these values.
Filtering by collection is not currently available.