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That's what user research is. Qualitative evidence, too. -Sean On 9/20/12 1:18 PM, "Karen Coyle" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > And I presume that you have quantitative evidence to show that. > > kc > > On 9/20/12 8:49 AM, Sean Hannan wrote: >> Every one of these sites is not going to work for everyone. >> >> Please conduct your own user research for your own audience. >> >> Our users, for example, have no interest in visualizations of search >> results. >> >> Our researchers actually want just a list of results. They are compiling >> bibliographies or reading lists and they honestly just want a really long >> page of titles and authors of what we have. >> >> -Sean >> >> On 9/20/12 11:03 AM, "Karen Coyle" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Every one of this suggestions has one major flaw, IMO. The primary >>> result of a search is a big set of bibliographic records -- more than >>> the user can possible look through. In some of them there are facets >>> available, but in no case is there any useful analysis of set in a >>> visualization that would allow the user to get a picture of what she has >>> retrieved. I'm thinking timelines, a la' WorldCat Identities or the Open >>> Library subject pages [1]. Also, none of them tell the user more about >>> the person or subject or work that they have retrieved. (At least, in >>> the views that I have seen.) I really think that lists of manifestations >>> just aren't good enough when searches bring up hundreds of results. >>> >>> kc >>> [1] some examples: >>> http://openlibrary.org/subjects/halley%27s_comet >>> http://openlibrary.org/subjects/place:istanbul_%28turkey%29 >>> and see others at: http://openlibrary.org/subjects >>> or look for your favorites >>> >>> >>> On 9/20/12 6:03 AM, Hamilton, Gill wrote: >>>> My current fav is Digital NZ >>>> http://www.digitalnz.org/ >>>> >>>> Gill >>>> ---------------------------------- >>>> Gill Hamilton >>>> Digital Access Manager >>>> National Library of Scotland >>>> Edinburgh, Scotland >>>> [log in to unmask] >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of >>>> Tania Fersenheim >>>> Sent: 19 September 2012 20:00 >>>> To: [log in to unmask] >>>> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Seeking examples of outstanding discovery layers >>>> >>>> Got a favorite discovery interface? Send me the URL >>>> >>>> I am doing some quick & dirty investigation into libraries that have >>>> successfully and elegantly integrated discovery of various resources, >>>> e.g.: >>>> >>>> - library catalog >>>> - federated indexing service such as Serials Solutions or Primo >>>> Central, or a federated search system like Metalib >>>> - ejournals >>>> - ebooks >>>> - libguides >>>> - library web site >>>> - worldcat local >>>> - that kind o' stuff >>>> >>>> I am looking for sites that are both nice to look at and seem easy to >>>> use. I will assume that if you're touting your own site it is >>>> technologically sophisticated. :-D Got any faves? >>>> >>>> Tania >>>>