[Wactclc-alma] Auto-truncation for a repository search?

[Lesley Caldwell]

Hi Nina,

I'm not sure about truncation, but the * wildcard should work in Alma's repository search:
"Please note that the repository search does support wildcards. For more information please see here:http://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/Alma_Online_Help_(English)/Resource_Management/Using_the_Repository_Search/Searching_in_the_Repository."

Curious to hear if others know more!
-Lesley

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From: Wactclc-alma [mailto:wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Nina Pitts
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2017 1:01 PM
To: wactclc-alma at lists.ctc.edu
Subject: [Wactclc-alma] Auto-truncation for a repository search?

Hi, all,

We have not discovered how to configure our repository searches to allow truncation of the search terms. In Voyager, this was easy to do (although the settings were specific to each PC) - it was in options>preferences>workflow>allow truncation for non-keyword searches. In Alma, we have also tried using wildcard characters such as ?, * and #, to no avail. (Maybe we just haven't found the right ones?)

We are accustomed to typing in only the first few letters of a call number, title or subject, and returning a useful list of results. I know we can somewhat replicate this ability by using an advanced search and choosing various conditions (starts with, or equals, for example), but this isn't as straightforward or speedy as what we did in Voyager.

Any tips for us?
Thanks very much,

Nina

Nina Pitts
Library Supervisor
Peninsula College Library/Media Center
1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
Port Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 417-6274
npitts at pencol.edu<mailto:npitts at pencol.edu>

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