Overview

Safari is the Windows-based patron catalog for Surpass.  If you're interested in a web-based catalog, be sure to check out Web Safari.  A key advantage of Safari over Web Safari is flexibility in licensing.  If you have fewer than 10 workstations, you can license Safari for just a few stations. 

Patron book reviews: Unique among patron catalogs, only Surpass offers a patron book rating and review feature.  patrons submit reviews for possible publication (upon approval of library staff).  Once approved, reviews appear right in the item's listing in the Safari and Web Safari catalog.

Enhanced Content:  Enjoy added content in your Safari catalog with Safari Selections.  Bring book cover jacket images, professional book reviews, table of contents, author notes and more into your catalog listings with this affordable subscription. MORE INFO

Surpass Reading Program Service:  Surpass RPS automatically updates MARC records with reading levels, point values, and quiz numbers for:

Bookbags:  Patron bookbags can be used for storing selected items from multiple searches.  Bookbags allow the user to build a bibliography.  By logging in, the patron can even store the bookbag for later use.  (show me )

Recommended Reading Lists:  A recommended reading list is a prepared bibliography available for browsing by other patrons.  Each list can have a description and a representative graphic or photo attached. Create lists for special events, holidays, local author lists, and more!  Lists can be created by any authorized user (such as teachers) by using the Safari catalog.  So teachers could even use this to publish lists of extra credit reading materials or books for special projects, like the science fair, right from their classrooms.

Visual Navigator:  Visual Navigator provides icon-based browsing to Safari users.  Safari includes over 200 beautiful graphics with the program in two artistic styles.  Unlike some competitors, our graphics appeal to all ages, not just kids!  You can easily customize visual navigator by adding, editing, hiding, and re-arranging buttons.  Create buttons that launch searches, link to other pages of buttons, launch web sites, even link to local documents such as a student or employee handbook!

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Key Features

• New Materials List
• Popular Titles List
• Visual Navigator
• Facility Calendar
• Event Calendar
• Library bulletins/news items
• Save items to "my bookbag" and they will be there for your next session (show me )
• Patron submitted book reviews
• Simple and advanced searches
• Sort results lists by call number, author, title or material type
• Option to display item summaries in results list to help locate needed materials faster
• Accelerated Reader™ and Reading Counts™ searches
• Hot links to search for materials by the same author or on the same subjects
• Place holds or reserves on materials
• Link to related web sites or local documents
• View integrated book jacket graphics, summaries, table of contents and other enhanced content with Safari Selections
• View materials at 3 levels of detail
• Customize the look and feel on a per-library basis
• Limit searches to specific material types/categories

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