Digitalizacija

Kako doživljamo spletne kataloge uporabniki in kako zaposleni v knjižničarski stroki? Pomembne razlike so izpostavljene v študiji skupine OCLC. Anketo so izvajali na katalogu Worldcat, v letu 2008.

Pomembno je, da se snovalci spletnih katalogov (in tudi sorodnih storitev) teh razlik zavedajo in se poskusijo v čimvečji meri prilagoditi željam ciljne skupine uporabnikov.

Selected key research findings

• The end user’s experience of the delivery of wanted items is as important, if not more important, than his or her discovery experience.
• End users rely on and expect enhanced content including summaries/abstracts and tables of contents.
• An advanced search option (supporting fielded searching) and facets help end users refine searches, navigate, browse and manage large result sets.
• Important differences exist between the catalog data quality priorities of end users and those who work in libraries.
• Librarians and library staff, like end users, approach catalogs and catalog data purposefully. End users generally want to find and obtain needed information; librarians and library staff generally have work responsibilities to carry out. The work roles of librarians and staff influence their data quality preferences.
• Librarians’ choice of data quality enhancements reflects their understanding of the importance of accurate, structured data in the catalog.

Več na naslovih:
http://www.oclc.org/reports/onlinecatalogs/default.htm
http://www.oclc.org/reports/onlinecatalogs/fullreport.pdf

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