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1. UI001
   Interface walkthrough2 min read

   Anatomy of a record page

   Six decisions that make up a single record page in the new catalogue — and why each of them is there.

2. UI002
   Interface walkthrough2 min read

   How search works

   One line at the top of the page is the catalogue’s main tool. What happens between pressing Enter and the first result — and why “Haeckel Reisebriefe” once found nothing.

3. UI003
   Interface walkthrough2 min read

   Saved lists, RIS and ready-made citations

   A reader has found five books they need. What next — copy the titles into a notebook? In Katlog they can be collected in a list and sent to Zotero or Citavi with one click.

4. UI004
   Interface walkthrough2 min read

   The reader account: four counters and a request timeline

   Readers don’t need a transaction history. They need to know three things: is the book ready, when is it due, and is anything overdue. The account is built around those questions.

5. UI005
   Interface walkthrough2 min read

   The librarian’s desk: requests and loans

   The reader account answers “where is my book?”. The librarian workspace answers “what do I need to do right now?”. A walkthrough of the screen where the working day begins.

6. UI006
   Interface walkthrough2 min read

   Data quality: a to-do list, not a reproach

   242 records without a year, 3,320 without a language, 121 duplicate ISBNs. In the old catalogue such things were found by chance. In Katlog they are gathered in one section, where each group is a clear task.