Yale University Library

Service Quality Improvement Council

Bibliographic Access Group
Minutes, 12 March 2002

Present: Steven Arakawa, Nicole Bouché (Chair), Tobin Nelhaus, Sue Crockford-Peters, Rich Richie, Kalee Sprague (recorder), Joan Swanekamp

Announcements
· Everyone should read revised LOST/MISSING draft and send comments to Nicole
· Nicole contacted Fred about the secure server implementation, and is waiting for a reply
· The indexing document from the OPAC group is forthcoming
· Kalee will send the URL for the new version of the Voyager web OPAC when it is fully configured

The rest of the meeting focused on a discussion of the Voyager web OPAC.

Labeling Suggestions:
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1. Uniform Title should be separately labeled.
2. The 'Database' button is confusing - many committee members thought it led back to the 'Databases' page off the YUL front door.
3. The group doesn't like the wording for 'Post Limit' button - Sue C-P suggested the use of the term 'Refine Search".
4. Title List screen - the group prefers the wording 'Location' to 'Library Location'.

Questions:
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1. Question: is search objective highlighted in Title Screen?
2. Question: can call number be highlighted in Title Screen?

New Web Design:
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1. Proposed design - results page font is too small and hard to read; the colors should present more contrast.
2. Proposed design - group prefers #2 with the title bar if it is possible to end the current session when a user clicks on it.

Usability Study:
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Sue Crockford-Peters recommended contacting the ADA group and including them as part of the usability study.

NEXT MEETING: March 19, 2002
BRBL, Room 38

Respectfully submitted,

Kalee Sprague


 
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