[ipac] Limits in HIP

[Veronica Smith]

Ok, I knew I was forgetting to include something when I sent out that 
email last night.  Here's some more specific information:

We're running HIP 3.08 (with the latest patch) against Horizon 7.34.

When I do a General Keyword search for "SQL Server" without limits, I 
get 27 hits total:  15 are at the WPL location and  12 are at the 
FRCC location.
When I do a General Keyword search for "SQL Server" and limit to 
include BOTH  the WPL and FRCC locations, I get 0 hits.  However, if 
I do the General Keyword search for "SQL Server" and limit to just 
ONE of the two locations, I get the correct number of hits.

So, if it is ANDing the two limits together (and I have hits in BOTH 
locations), why wouldn't I get 27 hits like I do when choose not to 
limit???  You can try it in our catalog at:
http://catalog.westminster.lib.co.us
Power searching is listed under the "Search the catalog" tab.

I checked Beth's catalog (did an advanced search on windows, since 
nothing came up at all with SQL server) and I can choose two 
different locations at the same time and get results.  So, I do think 
something is wrong with our catalog, but I haven't a clue what.

Veronica


At 07:50 AM 5/11/2007, Natasha Stephan wrote:
>Hi Veronica,
>I can see how the patron got to this point.  He probably wanted to know
>what materials on the topic were at location A OR location B.
>
>But that is not how limits work; they are by default ANDed together.
>For example, a General KW search for pirates that is limited to DVDs and
>Main Branch would find the Pirates of the Caribbean DVD held at Main.
>
>So you can see why a search for materials at location A and location B
>would result in very few or even no results.  There are no materials on
>that topic that happen to be held at both locations.
>
>I don't think there's anything wrong with HIP; as far as I see it, it is
>working as designed.
>Good luck,
>Natasha
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ipac-bounces at lists.tblc.org [mailto:ipac-bounces at lists.tblc.org]
>On
> > Behalf Of Veronica Smith
> > Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 6:09 PM
> > To: ipac at lists.tblc.org
> > Subject: [ipac] Limits in HIP
> >
> > I had a patron ask about using multiple limits for a single search in
> > HIP.  What he was doing was putting in a General Keyword search and
> > then selecting two locations in the limit box.  The results were
> > null.  However, if he put in a General Keyword search and choose just
> > ONE location in the limit box, then the search executes.  So here's
> > the question...is HIP designed to only allow ONE limit to be executed
> > at a time or is our HIP not working properly?
> >
> > Veronica
> >
> >
> > Veronica Smith
> > Automation Coordinator
> > Westminster Public Library
> > 3705 W. 112th Ave.
> > Westminster, CO 80031
> > (303) 404-5110
> >
> > vsmith at westminster.lib.co.us
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Veronica Smith
Automation Coordinator
Westminster Public Library
3705 W. 112th Ave.
Westminster, CO 80031
(303) 404-5110

vsmith at westminster.lib.co.us

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I believe that chocolate is
a force for good in the world.
                 -Anon
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