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.
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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 Innovative Polaris:
The features below are allowed by the ILS, but may vary depending on your library's implementation.
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 Innovative Polaris of any version.
These filters are typically the same for all Polaris customers. These values are passed to to the TOM (type of material) Polaris CCL limiter (ex: TOM=bks). 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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Large Print | lpt |
Books | bks |
DVDs | dvd |
Downloads and Streaming | elr |
Games, Puzzles, Devices | art |
Audiobooks | abk |
Music | mcd |
These are typically the same for all Innovative Polaris products and customers, you may use the table below as a complete reference.
Example display name | Value |
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Any Field | KW |
Title | TI |
Author | AU |
Subject | SU |
General notes | NOTE |
Publisher | PUB |
Genre | GENRE |
Series | SE |
ISBN | ISBN |
ISSN | ISSN |
LCCN | LCCN |
Publisher No. | PN |
These filters may vary based on how each library system chooses to configure their locations, but these are usually 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 Locations | 1 |
Algoma Library | 3 |
Cedar Point Library | 4 |
Dowd Main Library | 7 |
Dowd Branch Library | 8 |
Zenia Public Library | 23 |
These are typically the same for all Polaris products and customers, you may use the table below as a reference.
Example display name | Value |
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Relevance | RELEVANCE |
Most Popular | MP |
Author | AU |
Title | TI |
Call Number | CALL |
Publication date | PD |
Author then Title | AU_TI |
Author then Publication date | AU_PD |
Title then Author | TI_AU |
Title then Publication date | TI_PD |
Title then Format | TI_TOM |
Publication date then Author | PD_AU |
Publication date then Title | PD_TI |
Call number then Author | CALL_AU |
Call number then Title | CALL_TI |
Call number then Publication Date | CALL_PD |
These filters may vary based on how each library system chooses to configure their records and configure their OPAC. 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 Audiences | _all_ |
Adolescent | d |
Adult | e |
Juvenile | j |
These filters may vary based on how each library system chooses to configure their records and configure their OPAC. Polaris Collections are typically numeric. 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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Overdrive Items | 60 |
Non-Fiction | 23 |
Fiction | 5 |
Movies | 12 |
Historical Collection | 88 |
High Demand Items | 3 |
Reading Club | 31 |