Full Description

The Full Description provides the fullest possible labelled display for most fields in a single record from the Handbook of Latin American Studies Online Catalog (HLAS OPAC). To see data in all fields of the catalog record, including local notes and encoded information, consult the Librarian's View display.

Search, Navigation and Output

Several lines of information relating to the search are displayed below the button bar, and above and below Subjects/Content display on the screen:

• Database Name:
  The name "Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS OPAC)" displays as the database name.
• You Searched:
  A description of the search is displayed after this label (e.g., Subject = food, Boolean Keyword = (wood? OR forest) AND "resource manage?"). The text before the = is the name of the search method used, and the text after the = is the actual search performed.
• Search Results:
  A legend identifies the currently displayed catalog record number within the total search set (e.g., Displaying 2 of 35, Displaying 1 of 10,000).
  • A search in HLAS OPAC never results in more than 10,000 catalog records, even when more than 10,000 records match the search. If the results set is truncated at 10,000, a warning message displays in the Titles List.
  • Subject and Author searches are set to "browse" the HLAS OPAC before and after the search term entered. Since this method does not create a distinct record set, the legend on a single record display is Displaying 1 of 1.
• Navigation Icons:
  If a search retrieves multiple catalog records, it is possible to page forward and back, one record at a time, using the and buttons.
• Full Title:
  Below the two display selection tabs, the title of the work displays as it appears on the title page (or its equivalent).
• Print, Save and Email:
  Below the display of the catalog record information, a table displays with options for output. For more information consult the help screen for Print, Save and Email.

Bibliographic Information:

The following information will display if present in the catalog record:

• Relevance:
  A record retrieved by the Keyword search method displays a relevance indicator before the bibliographic information.
• HLAS Control Number:
  A unique record identification number assigned by the Library of Congress.
• Type of Material:
  The kind of material represented by the catalog record and, in some cases, the level at which it is being described, e.g., Book, Journal Issue, Conference Proceedings, Journal Article, Book Chapter, Conference Paper or Electronic Resource (Web Site, CD-ROM).
• HLAS Annotation:
  An abstract written by an HLAS contributing editor.
• Subject Headings:
  Subjects assigned by HLAS or Library of Congress Subject Headings for most book records. The hyperlink will perform a search resulting in other items with the same subject heading.