Record Display Options

This page describes the Web options for the Record Display options group. Review these options to determine any necessary setup that your organization might need to perform.

BIBLOC

This option controls the display of location information in the Full Record Display.

When set to a "TRUE" value (e.g., '1', the characters 'T', 't', 'Y', or 'y', or any word beginning with one of these characters), the first data field displayed in the Full Record Display is the LOCATION from the bibliographic record.

BIB_TOC_HEADER[_lang]

This option controls the caption for the table of contents in the bibliographic display. The value for this option accepts HTML. For example:

BIB_TOC_HEADER=<strong>Table of Contents</strong>

If this option is not set, no caption appears in the table of contents in the bibliographic display.

This option can vary by language.

BUT_MARC_DISPLAY

This option defines the graphic image to use for the MARC Display button. For example:

BUT_MARC_DISPLAY=/screens/marc_display.gif

BUT_REGULAR_DISPLAY

This option defines the graphic image to use for the Regular Display button. For example:

BUT_REGULAR_DISPLAY=/screens/regular_display.gif

BUT_RTRNTB

This option defines the graphic image to use for the Return to List button. For example:

BUT_RTRNTB=/screens/rtrntb.gif

DISPLAY_856

This option controls how hyperlinks from MARC 856 fields appear and function in the display of a bibliographic record.

The value of this option is:

DISPLAY_856=[subfields]|[new window]

Value	Description
[subfields]	This element controls how hyperlinks appear. If set to "z", the system uses the text in subfield z of the 856 as the link text. If subfield z is not specified in this element, the system displays the URL from subfield u (or in Sierra 6.1 and later, the persistent identifier from subfield g) as the link.
[new window]	This element controls how hyperlinks function. If set to a "true" value (any word starting with 't', 'T', 'y', 'Y', or the number '1'), 856 links open in a new browser window. If set to a "false" value (any word starting with 'f', 'F', 'n', 'N', or the number '0') or not defined, 856 links open in the same browser window.

For example:

DISPLAY_856=z|true

For more information on how the system displays hyperlinks, see Inserting URLs into Bibliographic and Course Records.

See also:

The LINK856TEXT option

FLD_LABEL_VERBATIM

Normally, the WebPAC displays the labels for record fields in proper case, with an initial capital letter followed by all lowercase letters (e.g., "Title", "Author", "Subject", etc.). If your library is running a non-English version of the Web Server and uses non-English labels for fields, the display of these labels might be unintelligible, since the relationship between uppercase and lowercase letters in the language's character set might not be the same as it is in the ASCII (American English) character set. To display the labels exactly as they appear in the system's labels file, set this option to a "TRUE" value ('1', the characters 'T', 't', 'Y', or 'y', or any word beginning with one of these characters). For example:

FLD_LABEL_VERBATIM=true

If this option is not defined, the system uses a default setting of "false".

HOLDINGS_POS

This option specifies where the holdings appear on the WebPAC search results screens. This option accepts the following values:

HOLDINGS_POS=<bib fields>|<resource fields>

Each element accepts a one-character field tag code that specifies a field that appears before the holdings list (for example, 'a' for author, 't' for title). In addition, this option accepts the following special value:

Value	Definition
R	This value determines the default placement of the material ratings tool for Patron Material Ratings. This value must be upper case.

Note that other values from the webpub.def file cannot be used in this option.

For example:

HOLDINGS_POS=atpe|atpe

In this example, the holdings list displays the author, title, publication information, and edition information for both the bibliographic and resource records.

If this option is not defined, the WebPAC uses the following default setting:

HOLDINGS_POS=atpeR|atpeR

This setting displays the author, title, publication information, and patron material ratings tool.

HOTLINK

This option allows staff to override hardcoded suppression of indexed MARC tag hotlinks in the primary record (such as a bibliographic record) for MARC tags:

• the system does not normally hotlink in the primary record display
• indexed for a phrase search

The format is:

HOTLINK=[fieldspec],[fieldspec],...

The [fieldspec] entry consists of the field tag and the MARC tag (e.g., i020). The matching function accepts regular expressions to further qualify the appropriate indexed tags.

For example:

HOTLINK=i^020,n^504

In this example, i-tagged 020 fields and n-tagged 504 fields display as hyperlinks. The caret ('^') character matches against the beginning of a line, so n^504 matches with:

n504 |aBibliography: p. [125]

but not with:

n50504|aHistory of Europe

HYPERTEXT_980

ICON_BIB_HOLDINGS_ITEMS[scope][_lang]

This option defines the display of the "view items" link in the bibliographic record display of monographic holdings. This value accepts HTML in the value, as markup for text and image definition to use for the link. For example:

ICON_BIB_HOLDINGS_ITEMS=View Items:&nbsp;

Or:

ICON_BIB_HOLDINGS_ITEMS=<img src="/screens/bib_holdings_items.gif" alt="View Items" border="0" />

If this option is not defined, the WebPAC uses the default text of "View Items."

This option can vary by scope and language.

ICON_BIB_PAGING_CAPTION[scope][_lang]

This option defines the label for the pagination tool in a bibliographic record display. The value of this option is HTML, either defining the text or an image to use as the link. For example:

ICON_BIB_PAGING_CAPTION=Results Page:&nbsp;

For a graphic link example:

ICON_BIB_PAGING_CAPTION=<img src="/screens/bib_paging_caption.gif" alt="Results Page" border="0" />

If this option is not defined, the WebPAC displays "Record:". If the paging tool does not display on the bibliographic record then no label displays.

This option can vary by scope and language.

ICON_BIB_PAGING_NEXT[scope][_lang]

This option defines the label for the "Next" link on the pagination tool in a bibliographic record display. The value of this option is HTML, either defining the text or an image to use as the link. For example:

ICON_BIB_PAGING_NEXT=Next

For a graphic link example:

ICON_BIB_PAGING_NEXT=<img src="/screens/bib_paging_next.gif" alt="Next" border="0" />

If this option is not defined, the WebPAC displays "Next:".

This option can vary by scope and language.

ICON_BIB_PAGING_PREV[scope][_lang]

This option defines the label for the "Previous"link on the pagination tool in a bibliographic record display. The value of this option is HTML, either defining the text or an image to use as the link. For example:

ICON_BIB_PAGING_PREV=Previous:

For a graphic link example:

ICON_BIB_PAGING_PREV=<img src="/screens/bib_paging_prev.gif" alt="Previous" border="0" />

If this option is not defined, the WebPAC displays "Previous:".

This option can vary by scope and language.

ICON_BUT_MARC_DISPLAY[scope][_lang]

This option defines the display properties for the MARC Display link in the record. This option accepts an HTML value that defines the text or an image to use as the link. For example:

ICON_BUT_MARC_DISPLAY=<strong>MARC Display</strong>

For a graphic link example:

ICON_BUT_MARC_DISPLAY=<img src="/screens/marc_display.gif" alt="Marc Display" border="0" />

If this option is not defined, the system uses the value of the BUT_MARC_DISPLAY Web option. If neither option is defined, the system uses following default:

ICON_BUT_MARC_DISPLAY=MARC Display

This option can vary by scope and language.

ICON_BUT_REGULAR_DISPLAY[scope][_lang]

This option defines the display properties for the Regular Display link in the record. This option accepts an HTML value that defines the text or an image to use as the link. For example:

ICON_BUT_REGULAR_DISPLAY=<strong>Regular Display</strong>

For a graphic link example:

ICON_BUT_REGULAR_DISPLAY=<img src="/screens/regular_display.gif" alt="Regular Display" border="0" />

If this option is not defined, the system uses the value of the BUT_REGULAR_DISPLAY Web option. If neither option is defined, the system uses following default:

ICON_BUT_REGULAR_DISPLAY=Regular Display

This option can vary by scope and language.

ICON_BUT_RTRNTB[scope][_lang]

This option defines the display properties for the Return to List link in the record. This option accepts an HTML value that defines the text or an image to use as the link. For example:

ICON_BUT_RTRNTB=<strong>Return to List</strong>

For a graphic link example:

ICON_BUT_RTRNTB=<img src="/screens/rtrntb.gif" alt="Return to List" border="0" />

If this option is not defined, the system uses the value of the BUT_RTRNTB Web option. If neither option is defined, the system uses following default:

ICON_BUT_RTRNTB=Return to List

This option can vary by scope and language.

ICON_NEARBY[scope][_lang]

This option defines the display properties of the Show Nearby Items On Shelf link. If this option is defined, the WebPAC displays the call number in the item summary table as text instead of as a link. The WebPAC displays the setting for this option next to the call number text. Clicking the specified link initiates a call number search. This option accepts an HTML value that defines the text or an image to use as the link. For example:

ICON_NEARBY=<strong>Show Nearby Items On Shelf</strong>

For a graphic link example:

ICON_NEARBY=<img src="/screens/nearby.gif" alt="Show Nearby Items" border="0" />

If this option is not defined, the system does not display a Show Nearby Items link and displays the call number in the item summary table as a hyperlink.

This option can vary by scope and language.

ICON_RECORDLINK[scope][_lang]

This option defines the display of record number links in bibliographic and program record displays. The value of this option is HTML and requires a %s placeholder in the value. The system interprets the %s placeholder as follows:

• The first instance of the %s placeholder must be the target of an <a href=> value. For example:
  
  <a href=%s>
  
  The WebPAC replaces the %s placeholder in the href value with the URL for the bibliographic or program record. For example:
  
  ICON_RECORDLINK=<div class="bibRecordLink"><a id="recordnum" href="%s" >Permanent URL for this record</a></div>
  
  In this example, the WebPAC generates the following code for record number b1056008:
  
  <div class="bibRecordLink"><a id="recordnum" href="/record=b1056008" >Permanent URL for this record</a></div>
  
  You can specify a different host for the record number by adding a hostname before the %s placeholder. For example:
  
  ICON_RECORDLINK=<div class="bibRecordLink"><a id="recordnum" href="http://lib.cat.edu%s" >Permanent URL for this record</a></div>
  
  In this example, the WebPAC generates the following code for record number b1056008:
  
  <div class="bibRecordLink"><a id="recordnum" href="http://lib.cat.edu/record=b1056008" >Permanent URL for this record</a></div>
• The WebPAC replaces a second instance of the %s placeholder with:
  
  http://[domain:port]/record=[recordnum]
  
  For example, this option is set on a machine with the domain lib.cat.edu:
  
  ICON_RECORDLINK=Bookmark link for this record: <div class="bibRecordLink"><a id="recordnum" href="%s">%s</a></div>
  
  In this example, the WebPAC generates the following code for record number b1056008:
  
  Bookmark link for this record: <div class="bibRecordLink"><a id="recordnum" href="/record=b1056008">http://lib.cat.edu:80/record=b1056008</a></div>

If this option is not defined, the WebPAC does not display the record number link. The user can still view the HTML source to view the hidden record number in the HTML code.

This option can vary by scope and language.

ITEM_NOTE

If your library has been set up to include the item record NOTE field in the full record display summary box, the system displays the entire contents of the NOTE field in a column within this box. Long notes can distort the box since the display expands vertically to accommodate the entire field.

If this option is set to a "TRUE" value ('1', the characters 'T', 't', 'Y', or 'y', or any word beginning with one of these characters), then for all NOTE fields longer than 40 characters, the system only displays the first 40 characters, and offers a link to view the entire note. This link calls up a JavaScript Confirm box containing the note's text.

If the ITEM_NOTE option is not defined or is set to a "FALSE" value ('0', the characters 'F', 'f', 'N', or 'n', or any word beginning with one of these characters), then the entire note appears in the summary box and no link is offered to view it.

ITEMOUT_MSG

This option specifies the message that displays in the item information frame in place of the due date when a displayed item is currently checked out. For example:

ITEMOUT_MSG=Checked Out

ITEMS_MSG_BRIEF[_lang]

This option allows libraries to customize the Additional Copies message the system displays in a brief citation. The value is:

ITEMS_MSG_BRIEF=[text]

where [text] is the alternate message indicating there are additional copies available in a brief citation display. If this option is not defined, the system displays the following default text to indicate there are additional copies related to an entry in the brief citation display:

There are additional copies/volumes of this item

LINK856TEXT[_lang]

This option specifies the message that displays as the title of the table for 856 links. The option value is:

LINK856TEXT=[text]

Where [text] is the label for the table title. This value accepts HTML.

If this option is not defined, the WebPAC uses the following value:

LINK856TEXT=Click on the following to:

This option can vary by language.

See also the DISPLAY_856 option.

LOC_[Location Code]

This option is for use by libraries that want to make the location name in the full record display clickable linking users to a screen providing information about that location. The [Location Code] parameter is the Innovative code for the particular location and the value of the option is the name of the specific Location Information file located in your /screens directory. The [Location Code] parameter must be in lower-case. For example:

LOC_main=/screens/info_on_main.html

An asterisk can be used as a wildcard at the beginning or end of the [Location Code] parameter to match multiple locations that include the same pattern. For example:

LOC_wes*=/screens/wes_locs.html

This matches the locations wes, wesaa, wesar, wesca, west, etc. Another example is:

LOC_*ref=/screens/ref_locs.html

This matches the locations ref, wref, scref, muref, etc.

This option can also contain a URL. For example:

LOC_url=http://www.library.edu/dir/subdir/WebopacResearch.html

MARC

This option controls whether patrons have the option to view a displayed record in MARC format. This option accepts the following values:

Value	Description
The number '1', the letter 't', the letter 'y', or any word starting with 't' or 'y'. This value is not case-sensitive.	The system offers a DISPLAY MARC option. Clicking this option displays the record in MARC format.
"Staff". This value is not case-sensitive.	The system offers a DISPLAY MARC option for users logged-in as staff. Clicking this option displays the record in MARC format.
The number '0', the letter 'f', the letter 'n', or any word starting with 'f' or 'n'. This value is not case-sensitive.	The system does not offer a DISPLAY MARC option in WebPAC.

If this option is not defined, the system uses the following default:

MARC=true

RECORDFRAME

SHOWOREC

This option specifies the conditions under which the order record should appear for retrieved items. The possible values are:

Value	Description
no_cdate	Display the order record only if the CDATE field in the order record is blank (i.e., the item has not yet been cataloged).
no_rdate	Display the order record only if the RDATE field in the order record is blank (i.e., the item has not yet been received).
#days	Display the order record for the specified number of days after the item has been received (i.e., the date entered into the RDATE field). For example, if the value for this option is "14", the order record would continue to display for fourteen days after the date entered in RDATE.

If this option is not defined or is commented out, the WebPAC conditionally suppresses display of order records.

Some examples for this option are:

SHOWOREC=no_cdate
SHOWOREC=no_rdate
SHOWOREC=14

SIMILAR_ITEMS

This option controls whether the WebPAC offers a separate screen that lists similar items, including rotated subject headings , even if the items share the same field (for example, a similar authors list retrieved on an author index search). When this option is set to a "TRUE" value ('1', the characters 'T', 't', 'Y', or 'y', or any word beginning with one of these characters), the WebPAC offers similar items links in the bibliographic record display beneath rotated headings.

When this option is set to a "FALSE" value ('0', the characters 'F', 'f', 'N', or 'n', or any word beginning with one of these characters) or if this option is not defined, the WebPAC does not show similar items links in the bibliographic record display.

SUPPRESS_HOLDDISP

This option controls the display of holds lists in the WebPAC. When set to a "TRUE" value ('1', the characters 'T', 't', 'Y', or 'y', or any word beginning with one of these characters), the WebPAC suppresses the list of holds on a title that normally appears on the full record display (the x holds on First Copy Returned list). When set to a "FALSE" value ('0', the characters 'F', 'f', 'N', or 'n', or any word beginning with one of these characters) or when this option is not defined, this list of holds always displays for titles that have holds placed on them.

TABLEPARAM_BIB[scope]

This option controls the display parameters of two tables in the bibliographic display. This option is comprised of two elements, and the data entered for these elements added to the appropriate <TABLE> tag. The values for these elements must be valid <TABLE> tag attributes. The option elements are:

TABLEPARAM_BIB=<screen>|<search>

For example:

TABLEPARAM_BIB=BORDER=0|BORDER=0

This option can vary by scope.

TABLEPARAM_BIB_DETAIL[scope]

This option controls the display parameters for the table containing the detailed information for a bibliographic record. The data entered for these elements added to the appropriate <TABLE> tag. The values for this option must be valid <TABLE> tag attributes. The option format is:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_DETAIL=<parameters>

For example:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_DETAIL=border="0" width="100%" border="3" cellspacing="1"

This option can vary by scope.

TABLEPARAM_BIB_HOLDINGS[scope]

This option controls the display parameters for the table containing information about records associated with a bibliographic record. The data entered for these elements added to the appropriate <TABLE> tag. The values for this option must be valid <TABLE> tag attributes. The option format is:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_HOLDINGS=<parameters>

For example:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_HOLDINGS=width="100%" border="3" cellspacing="1"

This option can vary by scope.

TABLEPARAM_BIB_HOLDS[scope]

This option controls the display parameters for the table containing information on the number of holds on a bibliographic record. The data entered for these elements added to the appropriate <TABLE> tag. The values for this option must be valid <TABLE> tag attributes. The option format is:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_HOLDS=<parameters>

For example:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_HOLDS=width="100%" border="3" cellspacing="1"

This option can vary by scope.

TABLEPARAM_BIB_INFO[scope]

This option controls the display parameters for the table containing bibliographic information, including detailed bibliographic display, visual links associated with the record, and the holdings table for the bibliographic record. The data entered for these elements added to the appropriate <TABLE> tag. The values for this option must be valid <TABLE> tag attributes. The option format is:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_INFO=<parameters>

For example:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_INFO=width="100%" border="3" cellspacing="1"

If this option is not defined, the WebPAC uses a default setting of: width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1".

This option can vary by scope.

TABLEPARAM_BIB_ITEMS[scope]

This option controls the display parameters for table containing the item information for a bibliographic record. The data entered for these elements added to the appropriate <TABLE> tag. The values for these options must be valid <TABLE> tag attributes. The option format is:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_ITEMS=<parameters>

For example:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_ITEMS=width="100%" border="3" cellspacing="1"

The WebPAC automatically inserts the appropriate <TABLE> HTML tags around the elements in this option.

This option can vary by scope.

TABLEPARAM_BIB_LINKS[scope]

This option controls the display parameters for the table containing visual links associated with the bibliographic record. The data entered for these elements added to the appropriate <TABLE> tag. The values for this option must be valid <TABLE> tag attributes. The option format is:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_LINKS=<parameters>

For example:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_LINKS=width="100%" border="3" cellspacing="1"

If this option is not defined, the WebPAC uses a default setting of: width="100%" border="3" cellspacing="1".

This option can vary by scope.

TABLEPARAM_BIB_ORDER[scope]

This option controls the display parameters for the table containing the number of order records linked to a bibliographic record. The data entered for these elements added to the appropriate <TABLE> tag. The values for these options must be valid <TABLE> tag attributes. The option format is:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_ORDER=<parameters>

For example:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_ORDER=width="100%" border="3" cellspacing="1"

This option can vary by scope.

TABLEPARAM_BIB_PAGER[scope]

This option controls the display parameters for the pagerination tool in the bibliographic record display. The data entered for these elements added to the appropriate <TABLE> tag. The values for this option must be valid <TABLE> tag attributes. The option format is:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_PAGER=<parameters>

For example:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_PAGER=width="100%" border="3" cellspacing="1"

If this option is not defined, the WebPAC uses a default setting of: class="centered".

This option can vary by scope.

TABLEPARAM_BIB_TOC[scope]

This option defines the display parameters for the table containing the table of contents in a bibliographic record. The data entered for these elements added to the appropriate <TABLE> tag. The values for this option must be valid <TABLE> tag attributes. The option format is:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_TOC=<parameters>

For example:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_TOC=width="100%" bgcolor="#ADD8E6"

This option can vary by scope.

TABLEPARAM_BIB_THUMBNAILS[scope]

This option defines the display parameters for the thumbnail image table in the bibliographic record display. The data entered for these elements added to the appropriate <TABLE> tag. The values for this option must be valid <TABLE> tag attributes. The option format is:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_THUMBNAILS=<parameters>

For example:

TABLEPARAM_BIB_THUMBNAILS=width="100%" border="3" cellspacing="1"

This option can vary by scope.

WEBPUBDEF