WHERE WE STARTED WHY REDEVELOP? CURRENT ISSUES > WHAT WE’VE TRIED.

forum 2012

Libraries Australia Search Redevelopment Project Update

Laurel PatonJoanna Meakins

WHERE WE STARTED

WHY REDEVELOP?CURRENT ISSUES > WHAT WE’VE TRIED

LASR PROJECT GOALSREPLACEMENT & ENHANCEMENT OF SEARCH SERVICE

SCOPECOMPARABLE FUNCTIONALITY > SUFFICIENT CAPACITY

IMPROVED RESPONSE TIMES > TRANSPARENCY

WHERE ARE WE?

THE TEAMKenji, Laurel, Basil, Joanna, Simon, Sue

THE PLAN1. RESEARCH > 2. FOUNDATIONS > 3. PROTOTYPE > 4. FINAL RELEASE

RESEARCHSITE VISITS > INTERVIEWS > SURVEYS > HELP DESK RECORDS

RESEARCHSITE VISITS > INTERVIEWS > SURVEYS > HELP DESK RECORDS

LA SEARCH TRAINING MANUAL > JIRA > TRAINERS > PROCEDURE MANUALS

SITE VISITSSTATE LIBRARY OF NSW

WAGGA WAGGA CITY LIBRARYAUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

RMIT UNIVERSITY LIBRARY JAMES BENNETTDEEWR LIBRARY

UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA

WHAT DID WE LEARN?

WHAT DID WE LEARN?Repetitive search patterns

WHAT DID WE LEARN?Timeout is annoying!

WHAT DID WE LEARN?Libraries Australia is not Trove

WHAT DID WE LEARN?Deep linking - not obvious

WHAT DID WE LEARN?Finding “the right record” takes a lot of time

WHAT DID WE LEARN?List of holdings is often scanned

WHAT DID WE LEARN?We have great users!

WHAT DID WE LEARN?Personas

THE PLAN1. RESEARCH > 2. FOUNDATIONS > 3. PROTOTYPE > 4. FINAL RELEASE

WE’RE WORKING ON....User Interface Design

WE’RE WORKING ON....The database; z39.50 interface

WHERE ARE WE GOING? WHAT TO EXPECT > CHANGES > PROTOTYPE

THE PLAN1. RESEARCH > 2. FOUNDATIONS > 3. PROTOTYPE > 4. FINAL RELEASE

THE PLAN1. RESEARCH > 2. FOUNDATIONS > 3. PROTOTYPE > 4. FINAL RELEASE

PROTOTYPE WIREFRAMES > ONLINE PROTOTYPE > USER CENTRED

DESIGN > HOW TO GET INVOLVED

CHANGESLOOK & FEEL > INDEX TWEAKS > TECHNOLOGY > RESPONSE

TIMES ... And more

COMMUNICATIONIT’S A TWO-WAY THING

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