Question

When doing any repository search the results are seemingly randomly ordered. For example, an author search doesn't display the results alphabetically. The same is true for a title search, Call Number, etc.

Answer

The Alma repository search is based on the Apache Lucene(TM) search mechanism (http://lucene.apache.org/core/)

Looking at a title search as an example:

* A Repository search checks first the Title index before any other
* It prefers an exact match
* The search calculates the weight, or percentage, of the searched words within the title

For example, a search on “history” will retrieve these records, and order them thus:

* The study of history
* History and the study of chemistry

Fields and subfields, indexed for the Title, please find in the Online Help > Available Search Indexes then choose the relevant format, for example, MARC 21 Search Indexes

Category: Repository search

• Article last edited: 10/8/2013