I think the proposed changes to the display would be good. As would the addition of navigation from within records.
J. Elaine Hardy PINES & Collaborative Projects Manager Georgia Public Library Service/PINES 1800 Century Place, Ste. 150 Atlanta, GA 30045 404.235.7128 Office 404.548.4241 Cell 404.235.7201 FAX On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 3:56 PM, Sarah Childs <[email protected]> wrote: > These proposed changes seem unobjectionable to me. For my purposes, it > makes it neither worse, nor significantly better. I'm not highly concerned > about having a lot of room for my search results to be listed, because most > of the searches I perform retrieve fewer than five results. If a search has > more results than that, the time consuming part is not scrolling, it's > examining each record to evaluate and compare them. So I still think being > able to arrow through the records in display view would be a much more > useful, functional change than making more room for the list of records. > > On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 2:59 PM, Jeanette Lundgren <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Here is a link to a screenshot of the current Z39.50 search query and a >> mockup of what a horizontal display (modeled after the patron search) might >> look like. >> >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/17_2g_W6qZGufwdOuMLP0hRXv >> i7yTssMpuYw2rianMJQ/edit?usp=sharing >> >> Thanks for your feedback! >> Jeanette >> >> On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 1:24 PM, Jeanette Lundgren <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Sarah, >>> Thank you for the feedback. >>> >>> I'm using a 20" horizontal monitor (about 10.5" tall x 18" wide) at 1280 >>> x 1024 resolution. >>> On the Z39.50 Query screen, I can see the query form, search buttons and >>> 7 rows of the search result >>> On the patron search screen, I can see the search form, search buttons >>> and 21 rows of the search result and when minimized I can see 28 rows >>> before having to scroll. >>> >>> I know scrolling largely depends on monitor size and resolution. The >>> library staff member who brought this up needs to use a bigger font for >>> vision and she finds on her resolution she has to scroll just to see/click >>> the search button. >>> >>> I'm curious to know if anyone else has had this issue reported and if >>> you think making the two interfaces more consistent would be beneficial. >>> Thanks! >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 12:00 PM, <open-ils-general-request@list >>> .georgialibraries.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Send Open-ils-general mailing list submissions to >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >>>> http://libmail.georgialibraries.org/mailman/listinfo/open-il >>>> s-general >>>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> You can reach the person managing the list at >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>>> than "Re: Contents of Open-ils-general digest..." >>>> >>>> >>>> Today's Topics: >>>> >>>> 1. Opportunity for donated booth at Southern California Linux >>>> Expo (Kathy Lussier) >>>> 2. Re: Web Client - Z39.50 Interface (Sarah Childs) >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> Message: 1 >>>> Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2018 12:03:24 -0500 >>>> From: Kathy Lussier <[email protected]> >>>> To: 'Evergreen Discussion Group' >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Opportunity for donated booth at Southern >>>> California Linux Expo >>>> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> One of the organizers from the Southern California Linux Expo contacted >>>> us via the Evergreen Facebook page to ask if the Evergreen project would >>>> be interested in a donated booth at the conference to help promote the >>>> project to attendees. If there is anyone in the area who might be >>>> interested in attending the conference and talking about Evergreen at a >>>> booth, feel free to send me an email directly. The Outreach Committee >>>> would be able to send you some materials for the booth. >>>> >>>> Kathy >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Kathy Lussier >>>> Project Coordinator >>>> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative >>>> (508) 343-0128 >>>> [email protected] >>>> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> Message: 2 >>>> Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2018 12:41:14 -0500 >>>> From: Sarah Childs <[email protected]> >>>> To: Evergreen Discussion Group >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Web Client - Z39.50 Interface >>>> Message-ID: >>>> <[email protected] >>>> ail.com> >>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >>>> >>>> I can't really visualize what you are proposing, and to me the display >>>> is >>>> fine. (It all displays on the screen for me, no vertical or horizontal >>>> scrolling) I thought the display was much more of an issue before the >>>> webclient, when the MARC record displayed in the window below the search >>>> panels. >>>> >>>> The only scrolling issue I have for the Z39.50 page in the webclient is >>>> the >>>> record view, where the cover image is stacked on top of the MARC >>>> record, so >>>> you have to scroll past it to see the record. If they were side by >>>> side, >>>> the webclient display would be an improvement over the old client, were >>>> you >>>> *do* have to scroll to see the whole MARC record, due to the windows as >>>> noted above. >>>> >>>> The other problem I have with the Z39.50 interface is that it when you >>>> have >>>> multiple search results, it takes three clicks to look at each record. >>>> It >>>> would be much more useful if when you had multiple results, there were >>>> next/back or arrow buttons so you could click through to view the >>>> different >>>> results, rather than having to close the record you're looking at, click >>>> the next record you want to look at, and then clicking view MARC. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 11:56 AM, Jeanette Lundgren < >>>> [email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> > Hi everyone, >>>> > >>>> > We've received some feedback from a few of our libraries that use >>>> Z39.50 >>>> > in Evergreen that the 3.0 Z39.50 Query form takes up too much vertical >>>> > space and requires a lot of scrolling. We were thinking that it >>>> might be >>>> > worthwhile to model this screen after the patron search screen which >>>> uses a >>>> > more horizontal layout. >>>> > >>>> > Some advantages of the patron search screen >>>> > - Stack fields horizontally - less vertical scrolling >>>> > - list field names inside boxes - less horizontal space >>>> > - Ability to add a tab for services and credentials information >>>> > - Move search button to top row of query form >>>> > - Make a minimized query option available (allow top row to remain) >>>> > >>>> > In addition we may want to add vertical checkboxes for configured >>>> services >>>> > to top of query form to allow users to easily check/uncheck services >>>> and >>>> > run/rerun searches >>>> > >>>> > I wanted to ask the community for feedback as this would change the >>>> > look/feel of the current Z39.50 interface. >>>> > >>>> > Thanks for your thoughts! >>>> > >>>> > Jeanette >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Jeanette Lundgren | Manager Library Applications | CW MARS >>>> > >>>> > [email protected] | 508-755-3323 x 330 <(508)%20755-3323> >>>> > >>>> > http:// <http://www.cwmars.org/>www.cwmars.org >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Sarah Childs >>>> Technical Services Department Head >>>> Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library >>>> 250 North Fifth Street >>>> Zionsville, IN 46077 >>>> 317-873-3149 x13330 >>>> [email protected] >>>> -------------- next part -------------- >>>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>>> URL: <http://libmail.georgialibraries.org/pipermail/open-ils-gene >>>> ral/attachments/20180205/6e009e66/attachment-0001.html> >>>> >>>> End of Open-ils-general Digest, Vol 140, Issue 9 >>>> ************************************************ >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> Jeanette Lundgren | Manager Library Applications | CW MARS >>> >>> [email protected] | 508-755-3323 x 330 <(508)%20755-3323> >>> >>> http:// <http://www.cwmars.org/>www.cwmars.org >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Jeanette Lundgren | Manager Library Applications | CW MARS >> >> [email protected] | 508-755-3323 x 330 <(508)%20755-3323> >> >> http:// <http://www.cwmars.org/>www.cwmars.org >> > > > > -- > Sarah Childs > Technical Services Department Head > Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library > 250 North Fifth Street > Zionsville, IN 46077 > 317-873-3149 x13330 > [email protected] >
