Brief View: Help

The Brief View provides basic information about materials in the Yale University Main Catalog. It is the default single record display; two other displays may be consulted for more detailed information: Long View and Staff View. Brief and Long displays include the item's library location and call number by which materials are located.

SEARCH, NAVIGATION, and OUTPUT INFORMATION :

Several lines of information relating to the search are displayed in the Brief View:

• Search Results:

A line identifies the currently displayed catalog record number within the total search set (e.g., Displaying 2 of 25 records, Displaying 1 of 10,000 records).

• A search in Orbis never results in more than 10,000 catalog records, even when more than 10,000 records match the search. If the results set is truncated at 10,000, a warning message appears in the Titles List and Search Results List displays.
• Subject, Author and Call Number searches are set to "browse"Orbis for the search term entered and all terms following in alphabetical order. Since this method does not create a distinct record set, the number of search results on each page always states: Displaying 1 through 50 of 50 records. This does not mean that only 50 records match your search criteria. You can browse forward and backward through this list using the  and  buttons.
• Navigation Icons:

If a search retrieves multiple catalog records, it is possible to page back and forward through the list, one record at a time, using the  and  buttons.
• Print, Save or E-mail

Below the display of the catalog record information is a table which offers Save Options. For more information consult the help screen for Print, Save or E-mail. The format of the record printed/saved/e-mailed is not the same as the view on the screen. Use the Print Screen browser button if you want to capture all of the information in this view.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: The following information will display if present in the catalog record. Your search terms are highlighted within the record display.

• Relevance:

A record retrieved by the Ranked Keyword search method displays a relevance indicator before the bibliographic information.         is the most relevant record.
• Brief Description:

May provide any of the following information: name (main author, creator, etc.), title, edition information, place of publication/creation, publisher/distributor/creator, date of publication/creation, series designation and volume, and physical description.
• URL (Electronic Access):

Hypertext linked information displays if the catalog record contains URLs leading to electronic versions of the material or related electronic resources, such as a finding aid or a table of contents. Selecting the hypertext link will generally take users out of Orbis. Return to Orbis by selecting the browser's [ Back ] button. 

• Contents:

Tables of contents are displayed if available in the record.

LIBRARY HOLDINGS, LOCATION, and STATUS INFORMATION:

• Library Location: Identifies the collection or branch library holding this copy.
• Call Number:

Includes the call number used to retrieve the material, usually followed by information identifying a specific copy. Clicking on the call number, which is shown as a hypertext link, launches a search for records beginning with the same call number designation, which may indicate a subject similarity to the record you have chosen.
• If an item is listed as having "no call number", it is usually because it is an older item whose information has not been fully loaded into the online catalog. Contact a librarian at the owning library for more information on the item.
• Items listed as UNCAT or In Process can be obtained by clicking on the Place Requests button at the top of the search screen.
• Status:

Displays circulation information for the material (e.g. checked out, not checked out, on hold, in transit).
• "In transit" means the material is in the process of returning to its original library location.
• Special Information about Serials Holdings:

Additional holdings categories may display, such as, Shelved by Title:, Library Has:, Library Has (New):, etc.