Follett VERSION 6.00 - Manual (Page 624)

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scanner See barcode scanner.
search types There are fifteen search indexes available for finding titles in Cataloging:
S Title S NBN S Category S Barcode
S Author S Subject S Power S Lexile Measure
S ISBN/ISSN S Series S Keyword S Reading Counts!
S LCCN S Call Number S Accelerated Reader
The onĆline public access catalogs provide eleven different searches:
S Title S Series S Power S Lexile Measure
S Author S Call Number S Keyword S Reading Counts!
S Subject S Category S Accelerated Reader
searchable fields Areas of the library database searched during a keyword search. OPAC allows you to
search all fields during a Power search or to limit your search to the titles, authors,
notes, subjects, or series fields.
secondary address The alternate or supplemental mailing address defined for patrons in Patron
Maintenance.
selection list A list of entries from the library database. This list contains the closest matches to the
information entered during a search. Also called a hitlist.
serial Any publication (periodicals, newspapers, annuals, journals, numbered monographic
series) issued in successive parts and bearing numerical or chronological descriptions.
serial port A connector on a computer to which you can attach a serial line connected to a
peripheral (such as a PHD) that communicates using a serial protocol. Also called a
com port. See also modem port.
series Separate, independent works, usually related by subject, issued at different times
under a collective title. For example, The Rivers of America series.
server A general term referring to either a file or database server, in general, or the FairCom
database server, in particular.
set up To enter the information that will be used by the computer to process other entries.
shortcut A symbolic link, typically a desktop icon, that can be clicked to launch an application.
Used instead of typing in a string path or opening a tree.
singleĆuser environment A nonĆnetwork environment. All applications and databases are stored on the same
computer. No files are shared with other computers.
Site Setup A function within System Setup that allows the user to enter the library's
identification, fiscal information, password security, and barcode symbologies for
patrons and library materials.
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. protocol used to transfer electronic mail between comĆ
puters. It is a serverĆtoĆserver protocol; other protocols are used to access the messages.
software update Minor enhancements added to an existing software product.
software upgrade New features added to an existing software product.
sorting The computer's process of arranging the requested data in the order specified.
sounds like A type of search used in Patron Maintenance based on the sound of a name, not the
spelling.