Helix, Yeah, it looks like the bug report you filed[1] describes the issue I'm talking about; the default behavior makes sense to developers, but not to users.
I guess DSpace is still evolving, and with each release it's getting more and more user friendly. Hopefully some more polish comes to the out-of-box experience, possibly by way of some modifications to the default XMLUI theme, or maybe a default (configurable via dspace.cfg) collection view. I've seen at least one XMLUI example where recent submissions were in the side bar, and the main content stressed that you actually have to choose a browse type in order to see the collection contents. We don't want to lose users because they're confused and can't navigate our repositories. Furthermore, Discovery's faceted search was suggested as a solution, but I'm not entirely sure it addresses this particular usability problem (though it is a cool way to navigate repository data). Cheers, Alan [1] https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-1188 On 06/12/2012 11:38 AM, helix84 wrote: > I'm not sure if it's clear enough from the issue but what DSpace > expects you to do when you open a collection or community is next to > choose a view from the menu: By Issue Date, Titles, Authors... These > views are paginable and display all the results. > > Regards, > ~~helix84 -- Alan Orth alan.o...@gmail.com http://alaninkenya.org http://mjanja.co.ke "I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone." -Bjarne Stroustrup, inventor of C++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
