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Name Disambiguation – Learning From More User-Friendly Models, Bob Thomas
Name Disambiguation – Learning From More User-Friendly Models, Bob Thomas
Bob Thomas
Library catalogs do not provide catalog users with the assistance they need to easily and confidently select the person they are interested in. Examples are provided of Web services that do a better job of helping information seekers differentiate the person they are seeking from those with similar names. Some of the reasons for this failure in library catalogs are examined. This article then looks at how much information is necessary to help users disambiguate names, how that information could be captured and shared, and some ways the information could be displayed in library catalogs.
Creating A Specialized Music Search Interface In A Traditional Opac Environment, Bob Thomas
Creating A Specialized Music Search Interface In A Traditional Opac Environment, Bob Thomas
Bob Thomas
Undergraduate music majors often search for resources in a limited number of formats. This developed a specialized search interface which might better support the needs of undergraduate music majors. The aim of this paper is to improve music resource discovery now, without spending any additional funds.
Oclc’S Worldcat Local Versus Iii’S Webpac: Which Interface Is Better At Supporting Common User Tasks?, Bob Thomas, Stefanie Buck
Oclc’S Worldcat Local Versus Iii’S Webpac: Which Interface Is Better At Supporting Common User Tasks?, Bob Thomas, Stefanie Buck
Bob Thomas
This paper describes the results of a usability test performed at Western Washington University to determine if users were as successful performing common catalog-related tasks in WorldCat Local as they are in the library’s current catalog, Innovative Interfaces’ WebPAC.