Verletta Kern, University of Washington Libraries FirstSearch Advisory Group
What are we doing? Started June librarians, 11 libraries Goal: …to present a unified, consistent and contemporary search experience that fits users expectations for modern, simple content discovery, while maintaining the experts capabilities for staff. (OCLC Cooperative eNews, July 2012)
How are we doing it? One-on-one virtual usability testing Virtual meetings Prototype feedback Usability testing
What does it look like?
Advanced Search
Advanced Search Limits
Brief Display
Detailed Display
Staff ViewDetailed Record
Articles too!
How does it compare to the WorldCat Local Enhancement Recommendations?
Contents Display
Performers Displayed (511)
More Performers Display
Name Authority Headings
Uniform Title Display (240)
Uniform Title Browse List
Added Entries (7xx $t)
Genre Headings (655)
Number of Musical Instruments or Voices (048)
Productions Notes (518)
Production Notes (518)
Coming Soon… Display of the Musical Presentation Statement (254) Full score Miniature score Vocal score, etc. 7xx $t coming in April Genre Headings coming in April
Whats next? Usability testing with 6 music graduate students Open beta testing late February Open migration to new FirstSearch starts July 2013 New and old versions of FirstSearch to run parallel for 1 year
Questions? Photo by Colin_K, available through a Creative Commons Attribution license.Colin_K
Discussion Questions Photo by opensourceway, available through a Creative Commons Attribution-Share-a-like license.opensourceway
Medium of Musical Performance (382) Example from the OCLC Bibliographic Formats & StandardsOCLC Bibliographic Formats & Standards
Music Publisher Number (028) Score Publisher Number Recording Publisher Number
Dream list of features from a music users point of view? Create a prioritized list with special attention to the top three items. Photo by Hello, I am Bruce, available through a Creative Commons Attribution-Share-a-like license.Hello, I am Bruce
Usability Testing Questions Photo available from University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections.Special Collections