The hunt for the perfect interface in a googlified world

The Hunt for the Perfect Interface in a Googlified World 11.30-12.30 Thursday 14 Sept. EAHIL 10th conference 2006 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania Speaker:Lars Iselid

The perfect interface – does it exist?

How does your interface work (at your work)? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

User interface content ,[object Object],HTML pages, lacking ”strict” metadata MARC record, ”stacking” metadata

An interface adjusted to every user’s need! Average users Professional users ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Databases often forget the need of average users… What is a thesaurus? A dinosaur?

WebSpirs 5 l acks mappning (automatic search for thesauri terms) as in PubMed

WebSpirs 5 lacks automatic exploding of sub-thesauri terms as in PubMed You have to learn the users what explode means.

… and search engines forget the advanced users. Truncation? Wild cards? Proximity search? ISSN-search? Author address? Publisher/supplier?

[object Object],[object Object],The importance of being nitpicking!

Neat but usable or findable? Click the door to reach the main site.

The fairytale of the little hyphen (and personal ID:s) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The fairytale of the little hyphen ,[object Object]

Hyphen or not hyphen? 19490923 or 490923? Your personal ID should be numeric, in other words not containing space or hyphen. User identity 12 numbers (16 + organization number or 19 + peronal ID) Automatically insert hyphen in personal ID

The fairytale of the little hyphen Should accept both hyphen and non-hyphen. Both ten or eleven digits.

The fairytale of the little hyphen Card or personal ID for betting. 490923-9999 or 4909239999

We (the technical department) can’t change the hyphen problem because… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Big things vs. Small things… ,[object Object]

More vital nitpicking examples… Not clickable Clickable

More vital nitpicking examples…

What do our users want? Portals or….

… search focused interfaces? search.yahoo.com search.msn.com

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The success story of Google ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What do we mean with simplicity? ,[object Object],Which milk prepackage is easiest to open?

What do we mean with simplicity? ,[object Object],[object Object],A click on the logotype sends me to the main page.

What do we mean with simplicity? ,[object Object]

What do we mean with simplicity? ,[object Object],Why ” ”? Why not AMNE with Ä?

What do we mean with simplicity? ,[object Object],Should we call it subject wordlist or thesaurus, classification or subject code?

Zipf’s law of least effort In swedish: minsta motståndets lag ,[object Object],[object Object],I got no energy to go to that library and copy that print &§% article. And it’s to much to fill in in that digital library request form I will risk to fall asleep! Soon PhD

How do search engines by intuitive solutions deal with users unwillingness to learn? ,[object Object]

Web search by Amanda Spink och Bernard J. Jansen. Kluwer, 2004. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The effects of Googlization according to loads of studies and tests ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Young researchers need of information search and IT support. BIBSAM-project, Sweden. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Overall conclusion of project ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Medical Library at Karolinska Institute, specific conclusions: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Of, course researchers they need us! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

My whislist ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why have we left the control of the interface to the technicians and vendors? Card catalog until about 1985 Computerized catalog from 1985- Digital library from 1995- Online-databases from 1985-

Why have we left the control of the interface to the technicians and vendors? The book has its established conventions like index, table of content, footnotes, spinetitle, title leaf. Lacks strictly established conventions, beside of a search form and search Button.

The tyranny of portals (from our vendors)

The XML-code and API:s are just out there, take control of your interface!

Take control of your interface! ,[object Object]

Strategy when developing interfaces ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Is artificial intelligence the future? Not if it takes control of the user, when users don’t want it. Personalization must be implemented with open cards! Where is the option save?

Some examples based on 12 years working experience ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Econtent September 2006 vol. 29 iss. 7 ,[object Object],[object Object]

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