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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http://www.flickr.com/photos/will668/6950464527/sizes/l/in/photostream/• Signpost http://www.flickr.com/photos/scissorhands33/3430164569/sizes/l/in/photostream/• Boy with head in funnel http://www.flickr.com/photos/bgivens/9606711/• Lost? http://www.flickr.com/photos/dan-s_photos/7456935716/ • To Do List http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsmagic/2201373433/ • Tourist photographers http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenjonbro/6789858691/• A classroom in the regional high school of kibbutz Maabarot
http://www.flickr.com/photos/government_press_office/7535055516/ • Construction Starts on Phase Two of I-85 Corridor Improvement Project
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ncdot/5737105366/ • Apple 1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevint/1004955/• Apple http://www.flickr.com/photos/r-butler/4766152181/sizes/l/in/photostream/ • Links http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravages/2831688538/• Odd one out http://www.flickr.com/photos/martin_heigan/1137351268/ • Laser eyes http://www.flickr.com/photos/awfulshot/4224894277/ • Thank you http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenosaur/4051305996/
