ids search built for sharing. what is ids search?
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IDS Search
Built for Sharing
What is IDS Search?
A Brief Overview
Integrates discovery and ILL borrowing World Cat results plus local ILS call
number/circ status Search scope: local, IDS, and world-wide Bells and whistles: Yahoo spell check,
Google Books info, RSS feeds, etc. Web-based, centrally hosted service
Interface Design
Extensive Usability testing University of Rochester Eye tracking at Geneseo
Test pilot library focus groups Seamless integration of several systems Progressive disclosure of search options
and item detail.
How It Works
What does it look like?
Results Screen
Item Detail
Can I change the way it looks?
Customization
Customized Home Page
Customized Results
Customized Item Detail
What can I customize?
Customize the Header
What can you change here?•Colors•Logo•Background Image
Customize the Groups
What can you change here?•Titles for existing groups•New groups custom to you library
Customize Items in the Results
What can you change here?•Text for availability link•Text before and after “Get It” button•Text inside “Get It” button•Show/Hide service links (Cite, Permalink, Etc.)
Customize the Limits
What can you change here?•Show/Hide any limit•Change title of any limit
Customize the Links
What can you change here?•Add any custom link you want
•Links to reserves?•Links to databases?
•Completely remove list of links
Customize E-Books
What can you change here?•Show or hide link to e-book version of book
•Z39.50 look-up of the 856 record in your local record•Change title of link (eBook, E-Book, Electronic Book, Etc.)
How do I customize it?
Dashboard: Customization
Web-based, hosted service CSS, visual styling Options for search functionality Allows libraries to match with local needs
Dashboard: What it Looks Like
How does it affect instruction?
Less click-by-click instruction User does not leave IDS Search to use other
services (OPAC, World Cat, ILLiad, spell check) Focus on research concepts not Web site
navigation. As IDS Search is user friendly, can introduce ILL
at earlier stages.
Information Literacy Instruction
IDS Search and Reference
Integrates ILL functionality into time sensitive reference transaction.
Reference transaction for ILL easier (one easy to use interface and tool)
Leverages IDS Project quick turnaround times for positive transactions.
Easy permalinks for virtual reference.
Auto SearchIf a search results in zero hits, IDS Search will
automatically widen the search for the user:
Maintain user’s search terms Remove any search limits Change the scope to world wide Change the index to key word Change the sort order to relevance
* Auto Search assures that the user is presented with search results.
Auto Search: Example
Search: 0765607395 (ISBN) in IDS Group Zero Hits
Auto Search: 0765607395 (kw) in World Wide group Found the item, and provided
Google preview A link to ILLiad
Let user know that item was owned in 4 IDS member libraries A link to the author A link to the subject
If the user wants a known item that the library does not own, IDS Search will deliver
Auto Search: Example
Search: The Bug That Plagued the Entire Third Grade (kw) in my library Zero Hits
Auto Search: Found the item, and provided:
A link to ILLiad Item was not owned by library, consortia or IDS
project
Auto Search: Example
Search: Juvenile delinquents economics (su) in IDS Group Zero Hits
Auto Search: Juvenile delinquents economics (kw) in World Wide group Found 35 books
5 were owned by IDS member libraries Recommended 5 related subjects
Auto Search: Example Search: statistics of teen pregancy (kw) in my library
Zero Hits Had Auto Search been disabled
Spelling correction would have been presented Found 1 book
Auto Search: statistics of teen pregancy (kw) in world wide group Found 1 book A subject link to “Women’s Health” was provided Spelling correction presented
Found 203 books 19 were owned by IDS member libraries
Recommended 7 subjects
Auto Search: Example
Search: somali pirates (su) in my library Zero Hits
Auto Search: somali pirates (kw) in world wide group Found 59 books
1 owned by local library Would not have been shown without auto search!
9 owned by IDS member libraries
Auto Search: Example
Search: Roghman Geertruid (kw) in my library Zero Hits
Auto Search: Zero Hits Spelling Correction (Rothman, Geertruid)
Zero Hits
What should have happened next?
Point-Of-Need
Auto Search happens when help is needed most: Zero Hits
Other actions possible Email alert to reference staff? Help form or chat box? In an ideal world, the zero hits page would…
What do other library search tools offer?
Auto Search: Utilization
Buffalo State 21.5%
Geneseo 16.6%
Oswego 17.2%
TC3 17.1%
Potsdam 18.6%
Purchase 18.6%
Plattsburgh 12.1%
Librarian Testimonial
“Today at the front desk a student asked about GRE reviews. We searched the collection, and found no suitable records, we searched books and media [using IDS Search], the student found the perfect book. I helped him set up his ILLiad account and he ordered the book. He was very pleased. Thank you!”
How does it affect my library?
Promotes Interlibrary Loan
One click linking to ILL request form ILL link displayed under item title Owned and shared items displayed together If results not found (zero hits) locally, Auto
Search queries world-wide libraries
Promotes Resource Sharing
Seamless inclusion of other library collections: IDS World-wide Custom groups
Intuitive ILL Documented increase in ILL requests Leverage your IDS partnerships!
Increases Borrowing
Oswego – 68% increase in borrowing 1 year period (3,593 to 6,071)
Buffalo State – 95% increase in borrowing 6 month period (526 to 1024)
How do I know if it gets used?
Evaluation
IDS Dashboard Usage statistics
IDS and individual library breakdown Weekly, monthly, and yearly breakdown All aspects of search behavior
Hour of the Day
Day of the Week
Month of the Year
Search Form
Sort Keys
Search Scope
Query Index
Auto Search
How much is it?
No Additional Cost
IDS libraries are flush with cash*, so we won’t mention that IDS Search is available to member libraries at no additional cost
* not intended to be a factual statement
How do I get it?
Easy and Instant Set-Up
Remotely hosted service No specialized/devoted staff to maintain Minimal set up, no system maintenance
Only a World Cat API key is necessary Z39.50 set up
same as z39.50 in ILLiad Customization Manager Now, exposed in dashboard
Visual style/branding within minutes
Contact Us
Mike Curtis [email protected]
Mike Mulligan [email protected]
Shannon Pritting [email protected]
Sites search.idsproject.org idssearch.wordpress.org