Managing a library via web based Inmagic Genie provides an ideal solution for many libraries that have a need to provide a web based service to their users and also allow Library Staff to participate in Library Management functions from different locations within their organisation.

Genie’s end user interface is based on the Genie query screens which are attractive and easy to use and also customisable to each Library’s requirements. However, Maxus has identified some user oriented functions not yet addressed by Genie itself, and can provide a “front end” to Genie that expands the range that you can offer to Library Users. The snapshot shows an example of what we can offer.

In Text Works, certain textbase fields may have a substitution list defined in the textbase structure. If a field uses a *substitution list, you can type the substitution code when adding or editing a record. When you press the Tab key to move away from the entry, the substitution is made automatically. For example, if a field uses the following substitution list, and you type ‘can’ and then press Tab to move to the next field, the word ‘Canada’ appears.

If you have frequently used long terms that you require to be entered consistently, it is also possible to use substitution lists in Inmagic Library Suite (Genie). For example, you can set up substitution such as ‘dfc: Australian Department of Families and Communities’. However, unlike Text Works, you need to know the substitution codes as you are unable to browse the Substitution list from the web interface. When the record is saved and then retrieved, the substitution term appears, replacing the substitution code.

• aus:Australia
• can:Canada
• mex:Mexico
• usa:United States of America

To create a substitution list in Text Works, go to Maintain>Edit Textbase Structure and choose Use Substitution List from Text Options tab. You can edit an existing list by choosing Maintain>Edit Lists>Substitution Lists.

* Substitution list: List of abbreviations and expanded terms that can be associated with a field in a textbase. The format of an entry in the list is abbreviation-colon-expansion (for example, MA:Massachusetts). If the abbreviation is typed during data entry or encountered in a record being imported, the expanded term is substituted in the record.