[rak-list] (Fwd) Martha Yee on standards for OPAC displays

[Bernhard Eversberg]

Es gibt eine neue Fassung des vor einiger Zeit zurueckgezogenen IFLA-
Empfehlungspapiers fuer die OPAC-Gestaltung. Auch diese Fassung bezieht sich 
inhaltlich auf MARC-Daten, aber es sind viele nuetzliche Gedanken zu finden.
Hier ein Hinweis aus der AUTOCAT-Liste mit dem Link zum PDF-Dokument:

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Subject:        	Martha Yee on standards for OPAC displays
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Martha Yee has produced an excellent revision and expansion of her
proposals for standards for OPAC displays.

My only reservation to her standards is that I have found inverse
chronological display, at least under subject, to work best regardless of
subject matter.  Long arts and social science retrieval lists are helped
by inverse chronological arrangement as are science ones.  Authors whose
surnames begin A-M, who circulate more frequently, are no less intelligent
than authors whose surnames benin N-Z, who circulate much less frequently.

Most patrons select an item from among the first five or so displayed,
regardless of subject matter.

Margaret Yee's OPAC paper is now on the SLC website in portable document
format (PDF).  It is about 605 Kb, or just over half a megabyte.  Adobe
Acrobat reader is required; broadband connectivity recommended.
http://slc.bc.ca/opacdisp.pdf

Good reading. This paper should become a landmark in our effort to find
a tool to use in dealing with vendors concerning our requirements for
good library catalogue software.  I am sure Martha would welcome comments.
<myee at ucla.edu>

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