Magnifying the ILS with Endeca

Collins, Maria; Samples, Jacquie; Pennell, Charley; Goldsmith, David F.

doi:10.1300/j123v51n03_06

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“…Any keyword or no keyword would generate results instantly. Furthermore, the use of facets seems to rationalize the two conflicted purposes of finding something quickly or finding something using complex criteria (Collins, Samples, Pennell, & Goldsmith, ). But not all the participants liked the faceted interface; some searchers still preferred the nonfaceted interface, because “there was not much to figure out” before the search, which is a comment that relates to the information overload that facets might bring to the searchers.…”

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Analyzing the interaction patterns in a faceted search interface

Niu

Hemminger

2014

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Since the adoption of faceted search in a small number of academic libraries in 2006, faceted search interfaces have gained popularity in academic and public libraries. This article clarifies whether faceted search improves the interactions between searchers and library catalogs and sheds light on ways that facets are used during a library search. To study searchers' behaviors in natural situations, we collected from the servers a data set with more than 1.5 million useful search logs. Logs were parsed, statistically analyzed, and manually studied using visualization tools to gain a general understanding of how facets are used in the search process. A user experiment with 24 subjects was conducted to further understand contextual information, such as the searchers' motivations and perceptions. The results indicate that most searchers were able to understand the concept of facets naturally and easily. The faceted search was not able to shorten the search time but was able to improve the search accuracy. Facets were used more for open‐ended tasks and difficult tasks that require more effort to learn, investigate, and explore. Overall, the results weaved a detailed “story” about the ways that people use facets and the ways that facets help people use library catalogs.

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Analyzing the interaction patterns in a faceted search interface

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Hemminger

2014

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“…49 Collins and colleagues offer an example of an effort to address the MulVer problem through an enhanced online catalog interface. 50 They discuss a project in which North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries and Endeca Technologies collaborated to develop and implement Endeca as the user interface of the libraries' online catalog. Collins and colleagues explain that the Endeca interface has the potential to automatically "connect or 'FRBRize on the front end'" different manifestations of the same serial expression.…”

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From Innovation to Transformation

Carr

2009

Library Resources &Amp; Technical Services

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The changes occurring range from the shifting nature of serial collections to evolving models, initiatives, and management strategies used to acquire and administer access to these collections. According to Plutchak, serials librarianship and scholarly communication as a whole are currently in a period of innovation in which emerging technologies are ceasing their emulation of the past and revealing extraordinary new possibilities.1 Plutchak believes that this period will culminate in the transformation of scholarly communication so that technology "overturns the capabilities that were previously thought to be the pinnacle, and brand new ways of doing things become possible."2 From this perspective, the 2006-7 serials literature might be said to offer a first, nascent glimpse of the landscape stretching before libraries as they pioneer their way from a period of innovation to one of transformation. Indeed, there is a prevailing sentiment in the literature that libraries have advanced well beyond the confines of printcentered models in their strategies for acquiring and administering serial access. The literature shows libraries assuming new roles, imagining new possibilities, and developing new solutions. This paper, the latest entry in LRTS' ongoing series reviewing the serials literature, starts where Genereux's review of the 2004-5 literature left off.3 It examines the peer-reviewed and professional literature of serials librarianship published in 2006 and 2007. The primary resource for identifying publications to include in the review was Library Literature and Information Science. In addition, citations in publication reference lists, postings on electronic discussion lists, and serendipitous discovery all contributed to forming the body of literature that was examined. Within this body of literature, the criteria for selecting publications to review was based on the author's judgment of which publications most fully exemplify the leading trends in and contributions to serials librarianship's literature. The first section of the review, "Collections and Concepts," takes a broad perspective, surveying the forces that the literature indicates are reshaping the nature of serials in libraries. Specifically, it reviews changes in the use, formats, and cost of serials and analyzes the effect of these changes on how serials are defined. The next section, "Acquisition," considers the literature's discussion of the evolving means through which serial access is acquired. In addition to assessing the current state of publisher packages, it gives particular attention to the effect of the open access (OA) movement and acquisition models that shift emphasis from ownership to access. The third section, "Access," examines publications describing libraries' three primary serial access points: online catalogs, link resolvers, and metasearch engines. The fourth section, "Management," reviews the literature's discussion of how the managers of serial collections are responding to new challenges and opportunities. It focuses on...

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Faceted Navigation and Browsing Features in New OPACs: A More Robust Solution to Problems of Information Seekers?

Barre

2007

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Magnifying the ILS with Endeca

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Analyzing the interaction patterns in a faceted search interface

Analyzing the interaction patterns in a faceted search interface

From Innovation to Transformation

Faceted Navigation and Browsing Features in New OPACs: A More Robust Solution to Problems of Information Seekers?

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