tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post7546516517020576081..comments2019-07-05T08:32:57.370-04:00Comments on New Jack Librarian: No dominant type for search dominant academic library websitesMitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17662779929151451964noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post-47460225789211883472009-11-06T09:30:42.964-05:002009-11-06T09:30:42.964-05:00Thanks Dan and Geoff for the insights! Saint Jaco...Thanks Dan and Geoff for the insights!<br /><br />Saint Jacob Neilsen has the data to back up that user love search boxes but they are largely unaware that they may be limited by scope. <br /><br />As you know, if you put a search box on a screen, then users will use it thinking it works for everything. (We ran a survey on subject guides once and the comment results were almost all misguided search terms). Anyway, that&#39;s why we&#39;ve resisted a search box in previous versions. <br /><br />We have been able to resist a campus search bar on the library page (don&#39;t get me started either...) for the time being but we now have to fight that battle again. Wish us luck!Mitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17662779929151451964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post-48786812577734847122009-11-05T16:26:32.313-05:002009-11-05T16:26:32.313-05:00I made a custom script for our searchbox a few yea...I made a custom script for our searchbox a few years ago which offers the choice of 1) catalogue 2) journal list 3) a popular full-text database and 4) our site (in that order, but not that wording).<br /><br />It&#39;s been expanded over the years to include more functionality:<br />-- Keeps stats<br />-- Offers &quot;did you mean&quot; corrections (absolutely necessary)<br />-- Direct patrons to appropriate resources based on their IP address<br /><br />People still confuse the journal and article options. If there&#39;s an ideal wording, we haven&#39;t found it.<br /><br />We know it&#39;s used quite a bit, but I&#39;m not convinced it&#39;s as successful as it could be. Ultimately, I&#39;d like to see a sort of <a href="http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=who%27s+your+daddy%3F" rel="nofollow">Wolfram Alpha</a> searchbox for all things subscribed by, and related to, our Library.Geoff Sinclairhttp://solohorn.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post-46920998716027987512009-11-05T14:50:09.515-05:002009-11-05T14:50:09.515-05:00Don&#39;t even get me started about the insane sea...Don&#39;t even get me started about the insane search box that IS on our library web site (and every other page in the university web site). Just don&#39;t.Dan Scotthttp://coffeecode.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post-54122456816531434672009-11-05T14:49:01.326-05:002009-11-05T14:49:01.326-05:00If we had the ability to add forms to our library ...If we had the ability to add forms to our library web site, we would add a form with common search options (article (by keyword, probably pointing to academic searh complete for lack of any federated search) / book (by keyword) / journal (by title) / music recording (by keyword) / repository (for nobody) / score (by keyword) ). <br /><br />But our university CMS is TERRIBLE and doesn&#39;t even give us the ability to fail that way.Dan Scotthttp://coffeecode.netnoreply@blogger.com
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