Module 10a: Display and Arrangement IMT530: Organization of Information Resources Winter, 2007 Michael Crandall
IMT530- Organization of Information Resources 2 Module 9a Outline Using metadata for presentation Traditional approaches New methods
IMT530- Organization of Information Resources 3 From Libraries to the Web Libraries used metadata to organize physical materials Much of the knowledge we’ve been using has grown from that tradition But on the web, content doesn’t have to live in a single location –Opens up possibilities for multiple access points and views –Metadata enables this
IMT530- Organization of Information Resources 4 Still Problems Taylor points out some difficulties that machines can’t solve –Abbreviations –Filing order (prefixes, numerical vs. alpha) –Dates –Punctuation We’ve seen that good authority control can go a long way toward minimizing these problems, but they won’t go away, so be aware of them when building systems
IMT530- Organization of Information Resources 5 What You Can Do Wodtke’s article discusses how a good controlled vocabulary can improve findability –Notice in her examples that the display of the results is a large part of the experience –It’s not just finding the answer, it’s how it’s presented as well Understanding how to use your metadata for display of results is the last step in the process of connecting users to information
IMT530- Organization of Information Resources 6 Areas for Exploration Search –Search forms: –Search results: –User assistance: –Display: all of the above Navigation –Hierarchical –Linked to search Presentation- you get to explore
IMT530- Organization of Information Resources 7 MSWeb Search
IMT530- Organization of Information Resources 8 Questions? If not, take a break!!!
IMT530- Organization of Information Resources 9 Exercise 10a A chance to explore some interesting methods of presenting the results of metadata-enabled content Spend the next 45 minutes exploring the sites in Exercise 10a and thinking about how metadata helps produce what you see