>> Are you to suggest that we provide individual catalog interfaces for each
>> kind of patron depending on the level of understanding and depending on
>> their needs ?
> Yes. That is what MyLibrary was suppose to be. --ELM
In my opinion, that's a mistake -- it gives us way too many different things to support and teach -- but also, it provides too jarring a shock when a user at a 'lower' level interface needs a feature only in the 'higher' level interface. They've got to switch to an entirely different interface and learn how to use it in order to make use of that advanced feature?
In fact, I think individuals switch from needing simple to needing sophisticated on a day to day basis, back and forth, as well as throughout their 'careers'.
I argued this point previously here:
http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/live-with-blacklight-based-next-generation-opac/
Received on Thu Aug 11 2011 - 17:47:33 EDT