On 5/27/05, Chris Gray <cpgray_at_library.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
> I wrote a bit of code today that I think is kinda nifty. I was trying to
> illustrate some ideas that I've been kicking around for a while.
>
> I'd appreciate any feedback from anyone who'd like to take a kick at the
> tires. You can try it out at
> <http://testtube.uwaterloo.ca/cpgray/sl/subject.cfm>.
>
We have something similar in the "Relevant Subjects" sidebar of our
pre-alpha OPAC (http://gapines.org), though the user only gets to
select one subject to resubmit the search with in ours. I personally
find that kind of interface pretty addictive. I love to bounce around
in the subjects to see what unexpected linkages there are hiding the
the database.
I think the general idea is sound. The only problem I see, and it's
quite subjective (ugh... :)), is that it's hard to tell if you're
finding anything interesting based on the new search. Perhaps list
the top two or three titles based on rank for each subject heading?
--
Mike Rylander
mrylander_at_gmail.com
GPLS -- PINES Development
Database Developer
http://open-ils.org
Received on Fri May 27 2005 - 06:19:13 EDT