Last week I discovered an issue with the Journal Finder. It's possible to search for an e-journal we own without yielding results. This happens when you do a search for a title with an ampersand in it. If you use the word "and" in the title while doing a default "Title begins with" search, no results will be returned.
Example Search: Children & Libraries with the default "Title begins with" option.
If I had this request from a patron, I would automatically use the word "and" to search for the title: "Children and Libraries" But if I did that search, no results would be returned.
Solution:
1) Use the "Anywhere in Title" option to search for titles with an ampersand in them.
2) Do two "Title Begins With" searches: one with the ampersand and the other with the word "and" in the title.
Has anyone else experienced this issue? I realized it was a problem when I'd find an e-journal title in the OPAC after unsuccessfully looking for it in the e-journal finder.
Thanks,
Amy
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Yes, you're exactly right. I talked to Jacquie and to Erin about this a few weeks ago, and for now, the workarounds that you suggest are the best approach. You can also double check in the catalog, which links back to the Journals list. One of the advantages of the catalog is that it's more forgiving of alternate ways of searching. We're not quite there yet with the Journals list. Maybe sometime...
Cindy
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