Sounds like a great project for a library school class or student.
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[mailto:NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Alejandro Garza
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 1:56 PM
To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
Subject: [NGC4LIB] Am I nuts? Looking for outcomes of using NG library
sites vs "old" library sites
[ I apologize if this is in a FAQ of some sort =) ]
Am I nuts? I'm looking for outcomes of using NG library sites vs "old"
library sites.
I say "NG library sites" to mean the "one-stop shop" the library puts up
on the Internet--with info about the lib's services, the "stuff" it
holds, guides to "using it", and ways to get to information
pros/librarians, etc.
based on ideas or discussions which have been touched on here.
I guess I'd like some help in finding literature to:
1) Find results for a survey taken by "gurus" in "the field" about what
kind of stuff would be in this one-stop shop
2) Find results of some comparative tests with a NG protoype library
site vs. the "old" library site/opac/databases. (To find out if it
really was better and how it was better). And, perhaps, at the root of
the matter, did users use this NG library site more than the
alternatives (e.g., Google).
I see people implementing Scriblio, Endeca, etc. but what are the
measurable outcomes?
I guess I would like things like:
* Is the time spent in finding a library book in the OPAC reduced when:
-... there is faceted search vs. no facets?
-... there is user tagging vs. no user tagging?
-... there is "other users who checked out this book also checked
out ____" vs. when there is none?
* Is the "give-up" ratio the same when either or all of these features
in place? Is the repeat usage (or satisfaction?) greater when either or
all of these features in place?
* Is there more user loyalty, or satisfaction (or "using Google less")
when users are exposed to these "NG" tools for.. say, 60 days?
Any pointers would be welcome =)
Received on Fri Jan 04 2008 - 17:03:43 EST