Bibliographic records: Information about the title of a book, facts that are true for any number of copies of the book.
Item records: Information about particular copies of a book. Item records are attached, or linked, to the bibliographic record. The item record includes the call number, location, owner, collection, circulation status. It also includes a link to the bibliographic record and, when applicable to the patron record if the item is currently or was recently checked out.
Patron records: By now, you’re familiar with the components of a patron record. Many of these components can be used as search terms in Leap.
Leap searching can be as complicated or as simple as you need it to be. Most often you’ll use the Quick Search Box, but remember that the Find Tool gives you some powerful search capabilities!
Quick Search Box
When you sign in to the Leap application, the cursor appears in the QUICK SEARCH BOX where you can scan a patron or item barcode, or enter search criteria to find bibliographic or patron records. Most often, you will use names and words in the Quick Search Box, but you can also search here by email address, phone number or street address.
Start entering search criteria in the box. As you type, automatic suggestions are displayed that may include both patron and bibliographic records. If only one patron record matches the entry, it opens immediately. You can choose a patron from the list of automatic suggestions or press Enter or tap Go. If the search criteria match keywords in both patron and bibliographic records, a total count is displayed for each type of record.
You can also enter search criteria in the quick search box to look for a book. If there are no patrons with the words you’re entering, you’ll see only bibliographic records as results.
Click here to learn how to use the Find Tool to answer questions about your library.
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