Configuration options for the ‘Basic Display’ section of the Library System.
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Basic Display Configuration Options
Go to Pika Configuration and Library Systems from the left sidebar.
Click the Library Id number, or the Edit link to gain access to the Basic Display.
Click on the link for Basic Display to open up the configuration form.
Theme Name
The Theme Name is only set up & applied by Marmot. Please don’t make edits to the theme name.
The background for the header of the Theme Name can be changed by Marmot. Here is an example of a change that was made for Pitkin County.
Here is another example of a change made to the Theme Name by Marmot. The background reds were changed to match the color of Western State’s branding scheme.
references CSS themes created by Marmot staff for individual libraries. The default value is responsive. If a library has a unique theme, that value will also be entered in the Theme Name field.
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Most libraries have unique Pika themes that correspond to their library’s website theme and marketing materials.
Home Link and Home Link display options
The Home Link is used to control where your library home link is on the site. It can be displayed in a couple of different areas. Where the link to your library homepage is in your Pika interface. There are several options and where you want to display the Home Link really depends on your library’s workflow. It also depends on what you consider your main website, and how you want your patrons to access the catalog
Enter the URL for your library’s home website.
Here is an example of one place When the Home Link can be displayed for your library. It is displayed under field is fulfilled the default display is the LIBRARY HOME PAGE . This is a permanent link to your library’s home page. It can link to a library website, or to a school, college or university website.
button in the sidebar links.
The Home Link can also be linked to the breadcrumbs. Click on the The Use Home Link in Breadcrumbs option will link to activate the entered Home link Link value in the breadcrumbs navigation. The Home link will show up Link breadcrumb will display in the breadcrumb navigation after initiating a search.
The Home Link can also be linked to a logo if your library’s Pika interface has a logo. Click on the The Use Home Link for Logo option will link to activate the entered Home link Link for your library’s logo.
The Home Link Text option allows you to edit the displayed text for your library’s Home Link in the breadcrumb navigation.
You can have the logo linked to your library homepage, but have the breadcrumbs linked If your library is not using the Use Home Link in Breadcrumbs option, then the breadcrumb navigation will default back to the catalog . In that case, you can change the name from Home Linked Text from Home to homepage. Some popular options for the Home Link Text when not using the Home Link in Breadcrumbs option are phrases like New Search or Browse the Catalog.
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Display Name
The Display Name should be filled out for your library. If this field is fulfilled, there are options to either display or hide the Display Name in your library’s interface.
Header Text
The Header Text goes the next step beyond the Display Name to allow allows you to insert customized text that will show up in the header as well. The text can be styled with the HTML editor to make some basic changes. This will show up Any entered Header Text will only display in desktop and tablet views only. If you want to do more elaborate things, you will need to put this in the Additional CSS.
Here is an example of how the basic Header Text will be displayed in a Pika interface.
Additional CSS
Here is an example of a library that has done a lot of CSS changes to match their Pika site to their website. They removed the boxes, and changed the colors on the search box.
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Additional CSS
The Additional CSS field can be used to apply basic CSS changes to your library’s Pika interface. Additional CSS entered in this field only applies to your library’s Pika interface.
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If you use custom CSS for your library’s list widgets, you can also enter that CSS in the Additional CSS field. This is typically the best way to apply custom CSS for widgets rather than the Custom CSS File field in the widget’s configuration page. |
You can get the names for CSS elements by using the keyboard F12 key on any web browser.
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Please don’t use the Additional CSS field for extensive display purposes for your Pika interface, . If you need major theming updates please contact the Pika team to build a unique theme for your library. Theming needs are often better handled as a unique theme created by the Pika team rather than using lots of custom/unique CSS overrides in the configuration forms. |
Display Sidebar Menu and Sidebar Menu options
Check the box for the Display Sidebar Menu to show utilize the sidebar menu. Otherwise the default menu will be used. Having this The sidebar menu allows you to completely collapse the sidebar , and just displays the information from the Search, the Account or Help.
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Marmot staff recommend using the Sidebar Menu for most interfaces because it is friendlier for navigating the catalog on mobile devices. |
The Sidebar Help Button Text can be renamed. You can name it Help or Menu. The only suggestion is to keep it short. Any . The default value is Home. Popular options are More Info, Library Info, or Other Info. We suggest keeping the Sidebar Help Button Text short; any text that is too long may start wrapping , and not display vertically.
The Display Sidebar on the Right Side, if you want to change the sidebar to be option will orient the Sidebar Menu on the right side of the page.
Library Hours and Locations
The Show Library Hours and Locations Link option allows you to show or hide the Library Hours & Locations button. The Library Hours & Locations button can have altered capitalization by using additional CSS. Contact Marmot for the codeIf your library only has one physical location, the corresponding button will display as Library Hours.
Setting Library Location Hours
The Locations table is where Library hours that are displayed with the Show Library Location and Hours toggle can be added or changed. This is where we define the individual locations. Go to Pika Configurations, and Locations. Here is more information about Pika Configurations for Locations.
Click Edit to access the Locations page for your library.
If the Show in Locations And Hour List is checked, the information will show up in both the Union Catalog and your interface. Address is where you would enter your library’s physical address.
You can also enter the phone number of your library.
Lower on the page are the Hours. You can add hours by clicking Add New.
You need to define each day. You can pick the days from the Day of Week dropdown menu. As well as the Opening Hour and Closing Hour from the dropdown menus. The hours are listed in military time. You can click the Closed check box on the days your library will be closed during the week.
Library hours are set in the Library Locations configuration. Please follow the instructions in the Hours configuration documentation to set your library hours.
Enable Genealogy Functionality
The Enable Genealogy Functionality allows people to search obituaries . Checking this box allows you to do a search in genealogy recordsin the Genealogy database.
There are three several libraries who contribute to the genealogy database. In addition, we do leave it open in the Union Catalog. You would click on the dropdown search source menu perform a search for genealogy records, but any Marmot member library can Enable Genealogy Functionality to allow their patrons to search the Genealogy database.
When the Genealogy functionality is enabled, the Genealogy Records search source option will display in search source dropdown menu.
Typically only the libraries contributing to the Genealogy contributors database use the Enable Genealogy Functionality. However, even if you are not a contributor, you are still welcome to use it. If anyone , but all Marmot member libraries are welcome to enable the option.
If your library is interested in contributing to the genealogy database, please
contact Marmot staff.
Enable Repeat Search in Course Reserves
The Enable Repeat Search in Course Reserves is currently typically only used by the academic libraries. However, public libraries and schools could use it as well. Currently this functionality is only available to Millennium and Sierra systems that This functionality requires that Sierra systems have course reserves enabled.
This option allows the academic libraries’ patrons to search for course reserves by Name, Number or Instructor from Pika.
Any Course Reserves searches in Pika exit out to a the search results in the classic catalog.
Display Pika Logo
Display Pika Logo option can be turned on enabled for the Library System. This will automatically turn it on for any Locations.
This will display the logo at the bottom If this option is enabled at the Library System level, it will be applied for any locations that belong to the parent library system.
This option enables the display of the Pika logo in the footer of your Pika site.
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