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(Basic Search/Advanced Search page)

**Explain reason for choosing the particular labels or captions and the reason for rejecting others.**
- a simple blue and white template was created since it was agreed that a dark font on a white background was uncluttered and easy to read - the basic and advanced search were included since the catalogue will be used by students in grades 4 to 7 and will be developing their capacity to use a more advanced search process and boolean terminology - graphics were chosen to render the page more interesting visually but also to assist students who read with difficulty - "Home" link takes the searcher back to the library's home page


 * Reasons for settling on a particular order of the fields and/or data elements making up the display.**

- most students will use the 'basic' search therefore it appears first on the page - visuals/images are more appealing to younger students so they appear first - visuals also appeal to older students who struggle with language (gives them confidence) - the 'title' and 'author' are also common starting points for students therefore they were included first. 'Keyword' and 'series' are less common and were therefore included at the end of the 'basic' search options - the advanced search is basic enough to teach students about boolean searches but not as advanced as many OPACS (publishing date, material type, etc.) - keep it simple in order to teach necessary skills and make it less confusing for kids


 * A list of the fields and/or data elements/subfields that would be hotlinked along with an indication of to what they would be linked.**

Hotlinked items:

__Basic Search__ Title - List of titles matching the search Author - List of resources whose authors match the search Subject - List of resources matching the subject search Keyword - List of resources which contain the keyword in their bibliographic records Series - List of resources from the identified search

__Advanced Search__ Any combination (or all) of the following: Author Title Subject

-Once terms are entered, the searcher must click the magnifying class to initiate the search

Home - returns to the school's home page