Introduction toIntroduction to Medianet Web Searching & BookingMedianet Web Searching & Booking

Copyright 1999-2002 Dymaxion Research Ltd. October 1, 2002

For Web Version 4.7Provided for Medianet sites to use for training Medianet users

SearchingSearching

Typically this first slide would be replaced with your home page.

…if you know title #

…to browse for titles

More details! What’s this?

Everything from detailed overviews to Power Tips!

For example, scroll down to the keyword menu.

What fields are checked

by a keyword search?

civil war

add * for prefix searche.g. cat*

enter search term

but keep it simple: search first, then tailor if required

tailor your search with optional pop-down menusGreen is used to

draw attention to the next likely step… submit

Catalog Search Options

An alphabetic listing

Click on any title’s name to view a full description.

Click on this small pick button to add the item to your shopping cart now.

All title details

Link to other titles under these subjects

Click to view the series members

Series description & Members/Episode list

Click a title to viewa full description

Series member details

Add to your order

Your private account

From your confirmations1234

Is initially school phone #3721122

Remember, green is used to draw attention to the next likely step… click OK

More details!

Your order form

First available date

Optionally type in title number09946

Add to order

Title added!

Your updated order form

Enter a specific show date from the pulldowns

Test the dates

Use the calendar to help!

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Start and end date for item

Available Dates

View a visual display of

available dates…

Your availability results

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available starting dates are green

Optionally, choose an available date…

Placing your order

Place order for available items

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Your order confirmation

Your successful

order!

Optionally, choose an available date…

Then re-test availabilityDec 06

Close browser to logout

Or click logout

Done with this order?

Or use other options

Dec 06

Option Menuyour path to more features

Option Menuyour path to more features

View your overdue items

An expanding number of services!

Display your bookings

List your bookings

For a specific dateA past date (see what you used last year)

Due before today

For today or the future

A quick view

Back to Medianet Options

lengthen a reservation via e-mail request

The Update column

send a message or query about a reservation

Soon to be automatically processed!

Enter extension request

The Update column

automatically cancel a reservation

Enter cancellation request

Items available for cancellation arethose that have not been shipped yet.

The Update column

re-use previous reservations

Make lesson planning a snap

Just tick and submit!

change your web login password

The Update column

send updated contact info to the reservation office

Enter a profile change

Enter updated contact information and click submit

Even more options

fill out a service survey

Help us help you…

…let us know how we’re doing

Even more options

recommend a title

Request a favorite item

More SearchingMore Searching

civil war

enter search term

Catalog Search Options

Click submit

Search results

45 items – too many to review

page down or scroll to the bottom

drop down menus make it easy to tailor

your search

Narrow your results

press submit to include your new criteria

13 intermediate items – perfect!

Narrowed result listing

turn this into your own mini catalog using the

display menu

Create a mini catalog

choose full display from the display menu and

press submit

Your own mini catalog

click print and you have

your own copy

Click File,Save As and save a copy to your local

disk to include in your lesson plan

Multi-pick FeatureMulti-pick Feature

Order multiple items from one search

The optional multi-pick feature allows you to choose several titles from a single search and place them on the order form all at one time.

To select a multi-pick display, select the Detail Display Menuand choose: Brief multi-pick or Full multi-pick

Performing a multi-pick search

Choose appropriate pull-down optionsPress Submit

cat

Type your search criteria

Selecting multiple items

Brief multi-pick results display brief title

information followed by available formats.

Click the box beside the title/format you wish to order… you may mark

many titles.

Press pick items on page to add selected titles to the order form.

To view a description of titles, select full multi-pick mode and

press submit.

Viewing title descriptions

Viewing title descriptions

Full multi-pick mode displays full title

information.

Click the box beside the title/format you

wish to order… you may mark many titles.

Press pick items on page to add selected titles to

the order form.

The multi-pick order form functions the same as the

standard order form.

Enter your order dates and continue searching or submit your order in your usual manner.

The multi-pick order form

Media Resource GuidesMedia Resource Guides

Mediagraphies

Our specialized title listings group items by commonly-requested categories

The mediagraphy listing

Our specialty listings are designed to help make

your searching more successful… if there are any mediagraphies that would be helpful to you,

please let us know.

choose a category

click print and you have

your own copy

A mediagraphy’s brief contents

optionally switch to full display mode below

A mediagraphy’s full contents

click print and you have

your own copy

Just like a mini-catalog, titles display in sequence.

Cool FeaturesCool Features

What is New, Newer, Newest?

New is everything added since the June 30th that is more than 18 months ago

Newer is everything added since the June 30th that is more than 6 months ago

Newest is everything added within the past 90 days.

Advanced searching

Help includes a Boolean overview with examples and diagrams.

Advanced search supports boolean: AND, OR, NOT and brackets.

Fields to search

The keyword menu, limits your search to a specific field

Choose subject browse

to search by subject

history

Enter the subject you’re searching for

then press submit.

Subject search results

The numbers in parentheses show how many titles are listed under each subject.

Click a subject to view it’s titles.

Note the cross-references.

Release/copyright search

Want only older or more recent items? Use the year

menu to limit your search.

Hint: “2001+” means 2001 or later

Search for new additions

Search the collection by acquisition date.

Search within mediagraphies

Search mediagraphies for particular titles.

Try it out, you won’t break it!Try it out, you won’t break it!Exciting! Easy!

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Thank You!Thank You!

Credits

Peter Mason, Valerie Wilson: Dymaxion Research Limited

Thanks to Jennifer Maydole of North Central ESD, Wenatchee, WA for the foundation of this presentation