Re: dropdown menus & keyword searching

[Paula Hammett <hammett@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>Is there any library using drop down menu for seaching such as title,
>author, subject, call = and advance keywords? How do you do it on
>mainmenu.html page.
>This is how we have, problem is the adv search not always worked. 
>
>Http://nih-library.nih.gov
>
We have a drop-down menu on our mainmenu.html that does include 
advanced keyword (X). We seem to be getting consistent results from 
both the drop-down and the keyword search page. The code is:

<form ACTION="/search~/a?a" METHOD=POST>
<select NAME=searchtype>
<option VALUE=X SELECTED>Keyword
                         <option VALUE=d>Subject Heading
                         <option VALUE=t>Title
                         <option VALUE=s>Journal Title
                         <option VALUE=a>Author
                         <option VALUE=c>LC Call #
                         <option VALUE=e>Dewey #
                         <option VALUE=m>Media #
                         <option VALUE=i>ISBN/ISSN
                      </select>
<input TYPE=text NAME=searcharg VALUE="" SIZE=25 MAXLENGTH=75>
<input TYPE=HIDDEN NAME=SORT VALUE=D>
<input TYPE=submit NAME=Submit VALUE="Search">
</form>

You're welcome to take a look and see if our page provides any clues 
for you. (The X does need to be capitalized.) http://iii.sonoma.edu/

Good luck!
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Paula Hammett
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University Library,Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center
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