On 5/25/05, Joshua Ferraro <jmf@liblime.com> wrote:
Hi all,
Here are some links I came across lately that relate to OPAC layout (and functions):
Library Journal: Roy Tenant, "Lipstick on a Pig" http://tinyurl.com/95hds
Lorcan Dempsey's weblog (OCLC): Dorothea left a comment which wondered how one would present FRBRized results to the user. We have been working on this internally. This screenshot shows an approach.
Blog Entry: http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/000579.html Screenshot: http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/alice.html
Dilettante's Ball: "Polishing the turd: the dangers of redesigning the OPAC http://tinyurl.com/8874d
I'll put together an agenda later tonight -- let me know if there's anything you'd like to be on it.
I would love to be involved with better search. There is an amazing amount of myopia regarding searching large and complex catalogs generally, and more in the library world. Even tech savvy people like the my brother ask "But how do I search the cd catalog?" Enough rants, do we have a spec for BetterSearch, or should I go about dreaming one up? Corey