Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Poster Session Custom Search Pages in WebPAC Pro: using style=“display:none” April 27 - 30, 2008 Oleg Kreymer , Systems Librarian, [email_address] Dan Lipcan , Assistant Manager for Systems and Special Projects, [email_address]

Custom Search Pages in WebPAC Pro: How To Use the Advanced Keyword Search page (AVS, srchhelp_X.html) as the basis for your custom search pages. AVS page must have internal JavaScript (2005, 2006LE, custom) Open AVS page code using the Web Browser’s “view source” panel (to capture values of your AVS search form tokens) Copy the page code ( including JavaScript ) into web editor (i.e. Dreamweaver) Modify code: pre-populate search boxes with keyword search strings and suppress them from view using CSS property:value “display:none” pre-select drop-down options and suppress them from view using CSS property:value “display:none” remove unused code Save your page as AnyPageName .html Repeat any number of times HAVE FUN! REMEMBER: As your system codes (location, material type, scopes, etc.) change (get added, removed or renamed), values of your AVS search for tokens will also change. This may or may not affect limit options of your custom search pages. ERGO: Keep them simple! Don’t get greedy.

Use the Advanced Keyword Search page (AVS, srchhelp_X.html) as the basis for your custom search pages.

AVS page must have internal JavaScript (2005, 2006LE, custom)

Open AVS page code using the Web Browser’s “view source” panel (to capture values of your AVS search form tokens)

Copy the page code ( including JavaScript ) into web editor (i.e. Dreamweaver)

Modify code:

pre-populate search boxes with keyword search strings and suppress them from view using CSS property:value “display:none”

pre-select drop-down options and suppress them from view using CSS property:value “display:none”

remove unused code

Save your page as AnyPageName .html

Repeat any number of times

HAVE FUN!

REMEMBER: As your system codes (location, material type, scopes, etc.) change (get added, removed or renamed), values of your AVS search for tokens will also change. This may or may not affect limit options of your custom search pages. ERGO: Keep them simple! Don’t get greedy.

Open AVS page code using the Web Browser’s “view source” panel (to capture values of your AVS search form tokens) Example: SEARCH BOX token

Open AVS page code using the Web Browser’s “view source” panel (to capture values of your AVS search form tokens) Examples: SCOPE and LOCATION tokens

Costume Library page ( live link )

Code for the Costume Library page First search form: out-of-the-box (scope value is expressed in the form) Second search form: pre-selected scope and mattype values are suppressed from view using CSS property:value “display:none” Canned search link:

First search form: out-of-the-box (scope value is expressed in the form)

Second search form: pre-selected scope and mattype values are suppressed from view using CSS property:value “display:none”

Canned search link:

Recent Acquisitions page (will go live soon)

Code for the Recent Acquisitions page First search box has a pre-selected search strategy “newly added titles” and is hidden using CSS property:value “display:none” Second search box is visible Canned search link:

First search box has a pre-selected search strategy “newly added titles” and is hidden using CSS property:value “display:none”

Second search box is visible

Canned search link: