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Yes, there were (we used 360 Link during the testing). This is one of the
reasons we turned on 1-Click about 6 months ago and have been fairly
pleased with the results.

-emily

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Date:    Tue, 4 Sep 2012 10:58:28 -0400
From:    Jimmy Ghaphery <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: U of Baltimore, Final Usability Report, link resolvers -- MIA?

Also the NC State study on Summon is worth mentioning. If memory serves
there was consistent issues with the last mile in getting to the resource.
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/userstudies/studies/2010summon

On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Matthew LeVan <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> It's like a google search challenge!  Looks like they changed their
student
> home link patterns...
>
> http://home.ubalt.edu/nicole.kerber/idia642/Final_Usability_Report.pdf
>
> Thanks,
>
> matt
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Jonathan Rochkind <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi helpful code4lib community, at one point there was a report online
at:
> >
> > http://student-iat.ubalt.edu/**students/kerber_n/idia642/**
> > Final_Usability_Report.pdf<
>
http://student-iat.ubalt.edu/students/kerber_n/idia642/Final_Usability_Report.pdf
> >
> >
> > David Walker tells me the report at that location included findings
about
> > SFX and/or other link resolvers.
> >
> > I'm really interested in reading it. But it's gone from that location,
> and
> > I'm not sure if it's somewhere else (I don't have a title/author to
> search
> > for other than that URL, which is not in google cache or internet
> archive).
> >
> > Is anyone reading this familiar with the report? Perhaps one of the
> > authors is reading this, or someone reading it knows one of the authors
> and
> > can be put me in touch?  Or knows someone likely in the relevant dept at
> > ubalt and can be put me in touch? Or has any other information about
this
> > report or ways to get it?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
>



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Jimmy Ghaphery
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Emily Lynema
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