It seems to me that the idea app for autocomplete would be for the
cataloging module. Anyone use it there?
kc
Casey Bisson wrote:
> The autocomplete that I implemented in Scriblio searches across title,
> author, subject (and others), and suggests possible matches in any of
> them. You can see it here:
>
> http://library.plymouth.edu/
>
> I've been skeptical of the value of autocomplete (there are a number
> signs that suggest that it slows down the user experience or leads
> them to prematurely narrow their searches), but I've been pleased at
> how it works against library data. I'm especially happy at how it
> allows users to begin a search without first having to select which
> field to search.
>
> --Casey
>
> On Feb 18, 2009, at 12:31 PM, Mike Cunningham wrote:
>
>> I thought someone on this list might be interested in this. I now
>> have a proof of concept running on our staging port of an
>> autocomplete/live search feature for the opac. You may have seen this
>> type of feature on sites like Amazon or Zip.ca. It comes back with
>> different results depending on which search field the user selects
>> (title, keyword, author, subject, call number). Since there is no
>> keyword index per se, keyword also uses the title index. The feature
>> kicks in after the user has typed at least 3 characters.
>>
>> I'm curious if anyone knows of other library catalogues that do
>> something like this. Someone pointed out to me that BiblioCommons has
>> a feature like this. Does anyone know of others?
>>
>> You can try it out here:
>>
>> http://search.cambridgelibraries.ca:2082/search
>>
>> There is some background info on the feature here:
>>
>> http://ex-libris.ca/?p=694
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> --
>> Mike Cunningham
>> Web Services Librarian
>> Cambridge Libraries
>
>
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