Customize BiblioWeb user interface

You can customize the look and feel of a BiblioWeb powered site by changing the *.htm files under the "BiblioWeb" directory. You should not change the word with two "%" around it, for example %bw_msg%. These tags are used by the BiblioWeb server. Besides this, you can change all other parts of a htm file to give it a consistent look and feel to go with your web site.

Hide certain fields of a reference record

If you don't want BiblioWeb users to see the content of certain fields, you can hide them. For example, you may not want others to see what's in the "Notes" field of your reference. You can start Biblioscape and go to "Tools | Options". Under the "Others" tab, check the fields you want to hide under the "Web Post Hide" fields. For each reference record in Biblioscape, on the reference editor, go to the "All Fields" tab, and check the box "Web Post Hide" at the bottom of the list. This setting only applies to the reference record display form, not the edit form.

Customize fields name in advanced search

If your reference types are highly customized, you may want to change the field names in the advanced search drop down list. You can do this by editing the file "...\Biblioscape x\Global\fields.txt". Once changed, restart BiblioWeb. New names will be used. After the changes, the field names in Biblioscape are also changed because Biblioscape and BiblioWeb share the same file. When editing the file "fields.txt", do not remove any "lines" or "fields" orders, because the fields in this file have to match the fields in another file "fldFldName.txt" exactly. If you want to change a field's order or remove fields, you have to do it carefully in both files. Any mismatch will cause Biblioscape and BiblioWeb to not run properly. Be sure to copy the fields for backup before doing any changes.