The Chronicle of Higher Education has an article about online library catalogs and the uncomfortable place libraries find themselves: stuck between traditional search models and user expectations. To state the obvious: users expect the ability to search by keyword and get the most relevant data. Libraries can provide the most relevant data, but only if the users know how to interact with their cumbersome interfaces. Outcome? Quandary. The article will bring you up-to-speed on library catalog challenges and the comment discussion will provide insight into the vast, differing opinions within the library world.
(Thanks Helen)
Oct 3rd, 2009 at 8:34 am
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I think as time goes on, there will be enhanced search capabilites for libraries from companies like Google that will enable people to search for books just as they search online. http://articlesfind.com