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.
To add a carousel to your app:
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 SirsiDynix Symphony:
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 SirsiDynix Symphony.
These filters are typically the same material codes configured in your ILS for the itemType field. You may need to consult your ILS administrator or vendor for a full list of these values.
Note: Two itemType values can be combined into a single filter separated by a comma. For example, to create a filter called “Movies” to search both DVDs and BluRays, enter a value similar to “itemType:DVD,itemType:BLURAY”, but with the field name and value specific to your system.
Example display name | Value |
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Books | itemType:BOOK |
Video Games | itemType:VIDEOGAME |
Playaways | itemType:PLAYAWAY |
Audiobook CDs | itemType:ACDBOOK or itemType:AUDIOBOOK |
Large Print | itemType:LARGEPRINT |
DVDs | itemType:DVD |
Blu-Rays | itemType:BLURAY |
These are typically the same for all Sirsi products and customers. You may use the table below as a reference.
Note: The general filter is intended to search all bibliographic record fields for the phrase provided, however it tends to return results that do not have the search phrase in its Title or Author field and may be confusing for users.
Example display name | Value |
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Keyword | GENERAL |
Title | TITLE |
Author | AUTHOR |
Series | SERIES |
Subject | SUBJECT |
Periodical Title | PERTITLE |
Medical Subject | MESH |
Publication Year | publicationYear |
These filters will vary based on how each library system chooses to configure their library policy filters, but these are usually upper-case words.
Example display name | Example Value |
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Acton Memorial Library | ACTON |
Algoma Library | ALGOMA |
Cedar Point Library | CEDARP |
Dowd Main Library | DOWD-MAIN |
Dowd Branch Library | DOWD-BR |
Zenia Public Library | ZENIAPL |
The Sirsi Web Services API does not currently support the ability to sort results.
SirsiDynix typically allows configurations of multiple itemCategory fields (itemCategory1, itemCategory2, etc). Each library is different, and the values require you to specify the itemCategory and the value for Sirsi to limit by. The value should be in the format of <field>:<code>.
Example display name | Example Value |
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Adult | itemCategorya:ADULT |
Children | itemCategory4:JUV |
Teens | itemCategory2:TEEN |
SirsiDynix typically allows configurations of multiple itemCategory fields (itemCategory1, itemCategory2, etc), or the location policy field. Each library system is different, and the values require you to specify the itemCategory / location and the value for Sirsi to limit by. The value should be in the format of <field>:<code>.
Example display name | Example Value |
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New Materials | itemCategory3:NEW-MATERIAL |
Special and Rare Books | location:SPECIAL |
Criterion Collection | itemCategory1:CRITERION |
Items On Order | location:ON-LOCATION |