Our repository, VTechWorks, runs DSpace 6.3 XMLU and serves our comprehensive university with over 100 departments and programs. We provide a Department facet for our ETD collection, https://www.lyrasis.org/programs/Pages/DSpace.aspx. If the patron selects "View more..." in that facet, they will be presented an alphabetical list of all department and programs, from which they can select the program or department of interest.
The ETD collection in the Iowa State University repository running DSpace 7.3, https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/collections/0830d32e-14e1-4a4f-bb8f-271a75ed35af?scope=0830d32e-14e1-4a4f-bb8f-271a75ed35af, also offers a Department facet. However, if one clicks, "Show more," they are presented 5 more options in that facet list. It seems impossible with this presentation to ever get to less popular programs such as Fisheries. Is there the possibility of having the current DSpace 6 XMLUI behavior to allow the full list of options? Not only is it simpler for our patrons, we use this functionality extensively to manage our content, for instance using the Content Type facet to list all content types to correct outliers. Is this functionality planned for a future versions of DSpace 7? If not, have others thought how they might provide this functionality? I also tried the search box within that facet. That seems to find the first word of a department but not subsequent words, for example listing a match for Physics but not Astronomy for the department, "Physics and Astronomy." One final observation about the facets is that the check box for each option seems to be vertically centered on each option. This is fine for single lines but is confusing for multi-line options such as Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering. I propose putting the check box inline with the first word of each option. Thanks, Anne -- All messages to this mailing list should adhere to the Code of Conduct: https://www.lyrasis.org/about/Pages/Code-of-Conduct.aspx --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DSpace Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dspace-community/410eeb78-b798-4ccd-a14c-10c28607e3b5n%40googlegroups.com.
