OPAC Catalog: Oodles of Books in Your Reach

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OPAC Catalog: Oodles of Books in Your Reach





An online OPAC (open public access catalog) is the database of the books that a single library or a group of libraries possess and is available to all the users online. The purpose of such a catalog is to let the users locate the books that are physically present in the library. There are computerized records of books and other items that all the internet users can gain access to. In an OPAC catalog, the books belonging to the same category can be shelved together or in different areas of a library. Each one of the books is assigned a unique call number order and can be located by the same.

How useful an OPAC is?

Makes Search an Effortless Process The users can search the database by inputting any combination of keywords: names of authors, book titles, subject names, formats, and even dates. This makes the search process as simple as ABC.

Saves time An online OPAC expedites the search process, making it more speedy and hassle-free. This saves a whole lot of time for users of the library across the world on one hand as well as for the library staff (who may want to find what is placed where) on the other. The information is just a mouse click away...

Gather Details of a Book Depending upon the search query that a user inputs in, the OPAC software can garner complete details of the item one is looking for.

Relevance Ranking OPAC catalog uses sophisticated techniques such as relevance ranking (which helps in the retrieval of the results that match as close to the query as possible). Hence the results that are displayed on the top are those that are most relevant for you.

Faceted Search With open public access software, you can acquire information based on the multiple filters; hence the data retrieved is based on different properties or details of the book rather than a single one.

Better Interaction Online OPAC allows the users across the world to have better participation and interactivity in terms of reviews, feedback, and tagging.

Union Catalogs OPAC software containing catalogs for consortium of libraries is termed Union catalog. It allows for the borrowing of books and other items across different libraries.

You can have the OPAC catalog installed in your libraries and have an easy and access to a comprehensive database of books, magazines, journals and periodicals present in your library.

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