3M™ Digital Library Assistant User Guide
Using the Find Items function
The Find Items function provides a quick way to use the DLA to find items without having to use Data Manager software to create a pull list or search list. This function uses a simple user-defined search function (Specify
Find Criteria) to find any item on a shelf-order list that is on the DLA's memory card.
To use the Find function
Step 1—Use the Specify Criteria screen to enter the item that you want to find
1. From the Home screen, press Find.
2. Create a temporary find list (similar to a pull list) that includes the item(s) that you want to find.
a) Tap one of the following buttons:
Item ID
Primary Info
Digital Library Assistant
Find Items
Search for Items
Shelve Items
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Find Search Shelve Battery
Secondary Info b) Use the keyboard screen to enter unique find criteria
(numbers or letters) that occur at the beginning of the selected field.
If you enter multiple find criteria, all find criteria must be matched.
Specify Find Criteria
Touch screen area:
Item ID:
Primary Info:
Secondary Info:
2a c) Tap Done. d) If desired, repeat steps a-c to define additional Find criteria.
Specify Find Criteria
Touch screen area:
Home
Keyboard
620.11
2b
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 =
Tab q w e r t y u i o
p [ ]
CAP
Shift a z s x d c f v g b h n j m k
, l
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;
/
Ctl á ü ` \
Done
Item ID:
DLA_030
Find criteria
• The find criteria must occur at the beginning of the field(s).
• The Primary and Secondary find criteria are not case sensitive. Item ID criteria are case sensitive.
• Because a search starts at the beginning of a field, you must enter all parts of the field that occur at the beginning
(including any articles such as “a”, “the”, and “an”).
In the example shown on this page, the call number of the item was known so it was entered in the Enter Secondary
Info field.
3. Press Find.
Primary Info:
Secondary Info:
620.11
Clear
3
Find
Find Items
5/5 Press Trigger
The new alchemists : brea
620.11 Hazen
4
Clear
Between:
New
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Home
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The software searches the lists currently on the memory card for any items that match the find criteria.
4. If the DLA finds matches, the Item information appears on the screen.
If the DLA finds multiple matches, use the scroll buttons to view other items.
Step 2—Use the DLA to help locate items
The Verify option is disabled when using the Find Items function.
1. If necessary, use the scroll buttons to select the item that you want to find.
2. Turn the Between option ON or OFF.
Find Items
3/3 Press Trigger
The new alchemists : brea
620.11 Hazen
• Deselect the Between checkbox if you are trying to find an item in a location where the items are not in shelf order.
Between
Checkbox
• Select the Between checkbox if you are trying to find an item in a location where the items are in shelf order.
Between:
Clear New
If the item that you wish to find is not on a shelf-order list the
Between option will not be available.
Note : Leave the Between checkbox deselected if you are trying to find an item in a location where the items are not in shelf order (such as a pre-shelving or processing area).
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3. Locate the shelf area where you believe the item(s) are located.
4. Press and hold the trigger (or use the trigger lock) and begin to read the shelf.
Find Items
3/3 Press Trigger
The new alchemists : brea
620.11 Hazen
• If the Between option is ON, the distance indicator, LED indicators, and alert beeps will tell you how close you are to the area where the item is expected to be. (Note: shelf-order information may be incorrect if the items are not in the correct location or if the area is not in shelf order.)
Distance
Indicator
Between
Checkbox
Shelf-order
Information
• The DLA will indicate if it reads any of the items on a find list. For example, if your find list contains multiple copies of the same title, the DLA indicates if any of the copies are read.
+0 Between:
The science of structures
620.11 Gor
The substance of civiliza
620.11 Sass
Clear New Home
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Note : When you select the Between: checkbox, the distance indicator shows how close you are to the correct location and provides shelf-order information.
5. If the DLA reads an item on the find list, remove the item from the shelf and press
Clear.
Find Items
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• The DLA removes the find item from the list and the next item appears on the screen.
• To remove all the items from the find list, press and hold the Clear button.
6. If the DLA finds the proper shelf position but the item is not there, the tone and the light alternates between yellow and red and the shelf-order information appears on
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PS3515.E42A698V.1
v v v v v v v
Other Find Item:
Roget's Thesaurus
PA3513.A7217 A6 1992
Clear New Home
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If you think that the item is mis-shelved, use the DLA to read the shelves near the correct location to see if you can locate it.
Note : When reading the shelves to locate the first item on the find list, the DLA displays the Other Find
Item box if it reads another item on the current find list.
7. Press New to return to the Specify Find Criteria screen and specify new find criteria.
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