Web Safari Overview
Surpass Web Safari provides the ideal patron catalog for Centriva.  A web-based catalog eliminates the need for technicians to visit hundreds of workstations district-wide to install catalog software since only a web-browser it needed to access the catalog.  In addition to Web Safari, some individual libraries may still choose to implement a Windows-based catalog on a few stations in the library in addition to Web Safar.  For this purpose, we offer the option of adding Surpass Safari to any Centriva installation.

Surpass Web Safari is provides more than just simple subject, author, title, and keyword searches of your collection.  Web Safari is an information gateway to the services of your library.  Enjoy unique features like patron-submitted book reviews and the popular "patrons who borrowed this also borrowed..." feature.

Those who choose to use both Web Safari and Safari catalogs will appreciate the commonality between the two.  Both catalog offerings share an almost identical feature set and interface, so there's no learning curve when moving from one to the other.

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 Web 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.  For more information on Safari Selections subscriptions, click here.

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.

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 Web Safari users.  Web 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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Web Safari 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
• 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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Try Web Safari

Try Web Safari for yourself!  (opens in new browser window).

Public library sample catalog

School sample catalog

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