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On 5/27/05, Chris Gray <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I wrote a bit of code today that I think is kinda nifty. I was trying to > illustrate some ideas that I've been kicking around for a while. > > I'd appreciate any feedback from anyone who'd like to take a kick at the > tires. You can try it out at > <http://testtube.uwaterloo.ca/cpgray/sl/subject.cfm>. > We have something similar in the "Relevant Subjects" sidebar of our pre-alpha OPAC (http://gapines.org), though the user only gets to select one subject to resubmit the search with in ours. I personally find that kind of interface pretty addictive. I love to bounce around in the subjects to see what unexpected linkages there are hiding the the database. I think the general idea is sound. The only problem I see, and it's quite subjective (ugh... :)), is that it's hard to tell if you're finding anything interesting based on the new search. Perhaps list the top two or three titles based on rank for each subject heading? -- Mike Rylander [log in to unmask] GPLS -- PINES Development Database Developer http://open-ils.org