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Save, Print or Email

from a Titles List
from Individual Record Displays
Save in MARC Format
Screen Print

The formats for printing, saving and emailing are based on the Full Description display. Included in these formats are labels (in English) denoting fields from the catalog record.

NOTE:
When you SAVE catalog records in any MARC communications format, you will need special software to view and/or use these saved records.

Printing and Saving work in exactly the same way. When printing or saving a single catalog record, or sets of records, this is the most efficient way to capture only record information (without other elements of the screen display such as graphics, navigation buttons, etc.)

When printing or saving records, please make sure your browser's character encoding (on the View pulldown menu) is set to:


... from a Titles List

Printing and Saving work in exactly the same way. When printing or saving a single catalog record, or sets of records, this is the most efficient way to capture only record information (without other elements of the screen display such as graphics, navigation buttons, etc.)

When displaying a Titles List, the following box appears at the bottom of the display:

Image of Save, Print, Email box with format window open

To Print or Save all of the displayed catalog records:

  1. Select the radio button next to All (this page only).
  2. Select Text (Full Description) from the drop-down menu.
  3. Select [Press to SAVE or PRINT]
  4. A new screen will display containing printable/saveable records.
       NOTE: Verify that the character encoding on the View pulldown menu is set correctly for the format you have selected.
  5. Print using the browser's Print function, or
    Save using the browser's Save As function (supply a filename when prompted).
       NOTE: When saving records in a Text format, your browser will provide a box that prompts you to supply a file name and select a type of file (choose the Text option). See the box below for additional information on saving MARC-formatted records.

To Print or Save selected catalog records from the display:

  1. Select the radio button next to Selected (this page only) or Selected (across pages).
  2. Mark individual records by selecting the check box next to each desired record number.
  3. Select Text (Full Description) from the drop-down menu.
  4. Select [Press to SAVE or PRINT]
  5. A new screen will display containing only printable/saveable versions of the record set.
       NOTE: Please verify that the character encoding on the View pulldown menu is set correctly for the display you have selected.
  6. Print using your browser's Print function
    Save using the browser's Save As function (supply a filename when prompted).
       NOTE: When saving records in a Text format, your browser will provide a box that prompts you to supply a file name and select a type of file (choose the Text option). See the box below for additional information on saving MARC -formatted records.

Image of the Save, Print, Email box from the multi-record display

To Email all catalog records from the display:
  1. Select the radio button next to All (this page only).
  2. Select Text (Full Description) from the drop-down menu.
  3. Enter a valid Email address in the blank box provided (if this box is left blank or an invalid email address is entered, an error message will appear).
  4. Select [Press to SEND EMAIL]
  5. A message displays confirming the search results have been mailed.
To Email selected catalog records from the display:
  1. Select the radio button next to Selected (this page only) or Selected (across pages).
  2. Mark individual records by selecting the check box next to each desired record number.
  3. Select Text (Full Description) from the drop-down menu.
  4. Enter a valid Email address in the blank box provided (if this box is left blank or an invalid email address is entered, an error message will appear).
  5. Select [Press to SEND EMAIL]
  6. A message displays confirming the search results have been mailed.

Note: As a default, the number of records included in a Titles List is set to "25 records per screen." The number of records per screen also determines the number of records that can be printed, saved, or emailed at a time. To increase the number of records per screen, use the drop-down menu found at the bottom of each search page.


... from Individual Record Displays

When viewing a single record, the following box appears at the bottom of the record display:
Image of Save, Print box from the Single Record Display

To Print or Save the displayed catalog record:

  1. Select a format from the drop-down menu.
  2. Select [Press to SAVE or PRINT]
  3. A new screen will display containing only a printable/saveable version of the record.
       NOTE: verify that the character encoding on the View pulldown menu is set correctly for the display you have selected
  4. Print using the browser's Print function (only possible for the Text (Full Description format), or
    Save using the browser's Save As function (supply a new filename when prompted).
       NOTE: When saving records in a Text format, your browser will provide a box that prompts you to supply a file name and select a type of file (choose the Text option). See the box below for additional information on saving MARC-formatted records.

Image of the Save, Print, Email box for a single record display

To Email the displayed catalog record:
  1. Select Text (Full Description) as the Download Format from the drop-down menu.
  2. Enter a valid Email address in the blank box provided
    (if this box is left blank or an invalid email address is entered, an error message will appear)
    .
  3. Select [Press to SEND EMAIL] .
  4. A message displays confirming the search results have been mailed.

Saving in MARC Communications Format

HLAS OPAC records may be SAVED in the MARC Communications Format. These formatted records may then be imported into any MARC based catalog system, but require special software to view.

To Save catalog records in MARC Communications format:

  1. If necessary, mark individual records by selecting the check box next to each desired record number.
  2. Select the radio button next to All (this page only), Selected (this page only) or Selected (across pages).
  3. Select a MARC format from the drop-down menu.
  4. Select [Press to PRINT or SAVE] .
  5. A new screen will display MARC versions of the record set.
       NOTE: Please verify that the character encoding on the View pulldown menu is set correctly for the display you have selected: Western for MARC-8 records; Unicode (UTF-8) for MARC UTF-8 records.
  6. Save the MARC records using the browser's Save As function (supply a new filename for the records).
       NOTES:
    -- Some browsers provide a box that prompts you to supply a file name, and select a type of file (choose the Text option).
    -- Some browsers will open a box that indicates that you have chosen to open Pwebrecon.cgi (our catalog uses this software to generate your MARC record). Your browser may then give you an option to either save the MARC file on your Desktop under the name based on the text "Pwebrecon.cgi" or open the MARC file using MARC software of your choice. You may also display the record using an ASCII editor such as Notepad (you must turn off the Word Wrap option in the Format pulldown menu before saving MARC records viewed in Notepad).

Note #1: While it may appear that it is possible to Email MARC records, it is not. If either MARC format is selected and the record(s) are emailed, they will be received in the standard ASCII text format.

Note #2: As a default, the number of records included in a Titles List is set to "25 records per screen." The number of records per screen also determines the number of records that can be printed, saved, or emailed at a time. To increase the number of records per screen, use the drop-down menu found at the bottom of each search page.

Screen Print

Print any screen or display in HLAS OPAC by selecting the browser's Print function (from an icon or menu) while viewing the screen.

Note: All information (including graphics, navigation buttons, etc.) will be included in the printout. However, this is the only way to print a Headings List, a Titles List, References and Scope Notes, and the Librarian's View display.


Use the browser's [Back] button to resume searching.

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