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> Basically, the crux of it is, as long as spelling suggestions are > based on standard dictionaries and not built /on the actual terms and > phrases in the collection/ it's going to basically be a worthless > feature. For one library's approach see: "Create a Spell Check Dictionary" http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/dictionary/ As you can see, there is no lack of issues to confront doing it that way, too. -- Michael # Michael Doran, Systems Librarian # University of Texas at Arlington # 817-272-5326 office # 817-688-1926 mobile # [log in to unmask] # http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Ross Singer > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 8:37 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] U of Baltimore, Final Usability Report, link > resolvers -- MIA? > > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 9:06 AM, Cindy Harper <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I was going to comment that some of the Encore shortcomings mentioned > in > > the PDf do seem to be addressed in current Encore versions, although > some > > of these issues have to be addressed - for instance, there is a > > spell-check, but it can give some surprising suggestions, though > > suggestions do clue the user in to the fact that they might have a > > misspelling/typo. > > I wrote about the woeful state of "spelling suggestions" a couple of > years ago (among a lot of other things): > > http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2009/were-gonna-geek-this- > mother-out/ > > (you can skip on down to the "In the Absence of Suggestion, There is > Always Search..." - it's pretty TL;DR-worthy) > > Basically, the crux of it is, as long as spelling suggestions are > based on standard dictionaries and not built /on the actual terms and > phrases in the collection/ it's going to basically be a worthless > feature. > > I do note there, though, that BiblioCommons apparently must build > their dictionaries on the metadata in the system. > > -Ross. > > > > > III's reaction to studies that report that users ignore the right-side > > panel of search options was to provide a skin that has only two columns > - > > the facets on the left, and the search results on the middle-to-right. > > This pushes important facets like the tag cloud very far down the page, > and > > causes a lot of scrolling, so I don't like this skin much. > > > > I recently asked a question on the encore users' list about how the tag > > cloud could be improved - currently it suggests the most common > subfield a > > of the subject headings. I would think it should include the general, > > chronological, geographical subdivisions - subfields x,y,z. For > instance, > > it doesn't provide good suggestions for improving the search "civil > war" > > without these. A chronological subdivision would help a lot there. But > > then again, I haven't seen a prototype of how many relevant > subdivisions > > this would result in - would the subdivisions drown out the main > headings > > in the tag cloud? > > > > Cindy Harper, Systems Librarian > > Colgate University Libraries > > [log in to unmask] > > 315-228-7363 > > > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Jonathan LeBreton > <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > > > >> Lucy Holman, Director of the U Baltimore Library, and a former > colleague > >> of mine at UMBC, got back to me about this. Her reply puts this > >> particular document into context. It is an interesting reminder that > not > >> everything you find on the web is as it seems, and it certainly is not > >> necessarily the final word. We gotta go buy the book! > >> Lucy is off-list, but asked me to post this on her behalf. > >> Her contact information is below, though.... > >> > >> Very interesting discussion This issue of what is right and feasible > in > >> discovery services and how to configure it is important stuff for many > of > >> our libraries and we should be able to build on the findings and > >> experiences of others rather than re-inventing the wheel locally.... > (We > >> use Summon) > >> > >> - Jonathan LeBreton > >> > >> > >> ------------------------ begin Lucy's explanation -------------- > >> > >> The full study and analysis are included in Chapter 14 of a new book, > >> Planning and Implementing Resource Discovery Tools in Academic > Libraries, > >> Mary P. Popp and Diane Dallis (Eds). > >> > >> The project was part of a graduate Research Methods course in the > >> University of Baltimore's MS in Interaction Design and Information > >> Architecture program. Originally groups within the course conducted > >> task-based usability tests on EDS, Primo, Summon and Encore. > >> Unfortunately, the test environment of Encore led to many usability > issues > >> that we believed were more a result of the test environment than the > >> product itself; therefore we did not report on Encore in the final > >> analysis. The study (and chapter) does offers findings on the other > three > >> discovery tools. > >> > >> There were six student groups in the course; each group studied two > tools > >> with the same user population (undergrad, graduate and faculty) so > that > >> each tool was compared against the other three with each user > population > >> overall. The .pdf that you found was the final report of one of those > six > >> groups, so it only addresses two of the four tools. The chapter is > the > >> only document that pulls the six portions of the study together. > >> > >> I would be happy to discuss this with any of you individually if you > need > >> more information. > >> > >> Thanks for your interest in the study. > >> > >> > >> Lucy Holman, DCD > >> Director, Langsdale Library > >> University of Baltimore > >> 1420 Maryland Avenue > >> Baltimore, MD 21201 > >> 410-837-4333 > >> > >> ------------------------- end insert -------------------- > >> > >> Jonathan LeBreton > >> Sr. Associate University Librarian > >> Temple University Libraries > >> Paley M138, 1210 Polett Walk, Philadelphia PA 19122 > >> voice: 215-204-8231 > >> fax: 215-204-5201 > >> mobile: 215-284-5070 > >> email: [log in to unmask] > >> email: [log in to unmask] > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf > Of > >> > karim boughida > >> > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 5:09 PM > >> > To: [log in to unmask] > >> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] U of Baltimore, Final Usability Report, link > >> resolvers -- > >> > MIA? > >> > > >> > Hi Tom, > >> > Top players are EDS, Primo and Summon....the only reason I see > encore in > >> the > >> > mix is if you have other III products which is not the case of Ubalt > >> library. They > >> > have now worldcat? Encore vs Summon is an easy win for summon. > >> > > >> > Let's wait for Jonathan LeBreton (Thanks BTW). > >> > > >> > Karim Boughida > >> > > >> > On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Tom Pasley <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> > > Yes, I'm curious to know too! Due to database/resource matching or > >> > > coverage perhaps (anyone's guess). > >> > > > >> > > Tom > >> > > > >> > > On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 7:50 AM, karim boughida > <[log in to unmask]> > >> > wrote: > >> > > > >> > >> Hi All, > >> > >> Initially EDS, Primo, Summon, and Encore were considered but only > >> > >> Encore and Summon were tested. Do we know why? > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Karim Boughida > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> 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_Usabilit > >> > >> y_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 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Karim B Boughida > >> > >> [log in to unmask] > >> > >> [log in to unmask] > >> > >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Karim B Boughida > >> > [log in to unmask] > >> > [log in to unmask] > >>