The Horizon Information Portal   

Before you can begin to search the catalog, you need to become familiar with what is known as the search interface.  Simply put, the search interface is the page you view when interacting with the catalog.  There are a number of different pages, for a  variety of purposes.  The following basic pages are examples of what you will see when you begin to use the catalog.

The Horizon Information Porta

The first  page you will see after accessing the catalog is the Horizon Information Portal page.  Horizon is the name of our catalog and the page is called the Information Portal.  

This page shows you what kind of searches and other options are available to you when using the catalog.  These searches and options will be discussed in upcoming lessons in this tutorial.  An example of the Horizon Information Portal page can be seen below.

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The Information Portal Menu Bars

The Information Portal has two menu bars, accessed by clicking on the appropriate tab:

• Search

• My Account

Search Tab

Clicking on the Search Tab shows the Search menu bar.  There are two different search modes you may use when searching the catalog.

• Basic

• Advanced

The Advanced search mode will not be covered in this tutorial.  If you would like to know more about this search mode, please see a librarian for assistance.

My Account Tab

Clicking on the My Account Tab shows the My Account menu bar.  This menu bar allows you access to all of your ongoing transactions with the library, including:

• Any books you might have checked out

• Holds

• Overdue

• Blocks on your college records fines

You will learn more about these menu bars in the following lessons.

The Search Boxes

Under the Information Portal menu bars you will see the Index box and the Text box.  

• The Index box features a drop down menu  that allows you to choose how you would like to search the catalog. 

• The Text box is where you will type in your search terms.  

Below is how the search boxes appear when you access the catalog:

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