Thursday, April 13, 2006

ALA TechSource | How OPACs Suck, Part 2: The Checklist of Shame

Lauren D. sends this library story.
ALA TechSource | How OPACs Suck, Part 2: The Checklist of Shame
Checklist of Shame—key features common to most search engines (even the least expensive), features often missing in online catalogs...
  • Relevance ranking
  • Stemming
  • Field weighting
  • Spell-checking
  • Refining original queries
  • Support for popular query operators
  • Boolean bag o' goods
  • Flexible default query processing
  • In-line query limiters
  • Duplicate detection
  • Sort flexibility
  • Character sets
  • Faceting
  • Advanced search
  • Easily customized search-result pages
  • Human suggestions
  • Search logging and reports
  • Well-rounded administrative interface


Read the entire article for descriptions and details of all the above.

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