Vera Multi-Search Usability Results

add descriptions of each set, with # of dbs in each. (various ways to do this without leaving the screen)

should we test making a larger General set that includes everything if possible? or as many as we can get to work? clearly mark it as taking longer and let people interrupt it.

should we have no General set at all and force them to choose?

should we rename the General set to something more descriptive?

Nicole to mock up new home page with description of each category. Use css/hidden and show on mouseover...

Include number of dbs in eat set.

people want one search for both ejs and databases

(the old Vera did this, so you didn't have to know which it is)

advocate for ExLibris to put databases in SFX KB?

not easy to solve because SFX doesn't include databases

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Link from our new db listings to the ej listings and vice-versa. Include visual journal covers and featured dbs.

we could have checkbox for including Barton results or not

some databases have articles AND books in them, no way to filter out

consider checkboxes next to all databases and then let them uncheck the ones they DON'T want to include

partially addressed by moving up the "try your search in"

find more ways to cue people in to the fact that are multiple sets

have the waiting screen show the list in the same place it is on results (to the right)

or on top if we end up moving it on results... point is to keep the list in one place on both screens

Nicole to mockup new waiting screen with dbs and hits on the right (same as results). Use middle area for:

descriptions of the sets or dbs or whatever

consider instead an indicator (colored text?) that says "full text available" by those that have it, and just link the titles to SFX for everything (bypassing menu when possible). Will still need a way to force menu to come up probably.

get rid of "delivery options" link.

(see above)

(consider a link to SFX menu for all results, too)

consider removing Google Scholar from multi-search and maybe just link to it (or not)

consider a check box to "include Google Scholar" and let users include it or not

add a "get more results" button on last screen of results

have a way to jump to the last or first page of results in the page nav

add a "get more results" button on last screen of results

have a way to jump to the last or first page of results in the page nav

Sands to look into whether we can sort by oldest first.

if not, advocate for that with EL.

Nicole to mockup new version:

make those links be the filters and on top of page make it obvious what it's filtered by.

Also add different link to native interface.

NIcole to mock up results screen with little indicator for full text .

We will no longer use "delivery options" but instead link all titles to SFX. (except for certain ones)

Bypass the menu when there is only 1 full text source.

describe it? "library catalogs worldwide"

we don't know for sure under what conditions this comes up... we think it's when the ISSN isn't being sent through and there is more than one journal with the same name... this is the screen where you have to select one.

customize this screen to make it clean and clear (like the others)

move it up on screen right under the list of each database

or

have a Databases A-Z link in prominent places

or rethink the way we get people to those lists

move up after list of datbases, above "you searched in"

consider screen shots of home pages of the 40 dbs and promote them like Amazon does

make it more concise

add links at top from questions to answers

make it more concise

add links at top from questions to answers

Sands to research Aspell or other spellchecker.