UIAS User Services Task Force Checklist


 
January 2001
Priority Target Date Notes Contact
  Banners/Buttons/Graphics      
1 New Primary Banner 1/31/01 Fix misspelling; any graphical problems Paul A./SLO
2 PHAROS home button on Multisource Database results page does not change banner back to primary banner ?
3 Remove animation on "search in process" 1/15/01 Mostly done except in "Make Your Own" multisource searches Jessica
4 Left Blue columns 1/31/01 Upgrade all to resemble home page LaVonne & ?
5 Add "Results List" button to Holdings and Full Text Displays 1/31/01
6 CSU Users may request… suppress until RSS can use ?
7 Remove "CSU Catalog check" from Full Text displays 2/15/01
8 Check all the question marks for content 2/15/01 LaVonne
9 Change "Full Display" to "Full Record" 2/15/01
10 Waiting for MultiSource Results - add text Grey screen - can we add text to it? Paul @ Epixtech
11 Consider Style Sheet Change - add underlining Aid to novice searchers User Services TF
Done Return basic navigation to new windows spawned by multisource searches
iPAC? Dyanmically remove RSS Request Button from long view when full text is available [from UIAS timelines chart]
  Search Functionality & Response Time      
? AND/OR mixed Boolean Searches ? Not being processed correctly Epixtech
1 Change no hits response to journal title holdings searches Currently shows the original subject/auth/title search rather than name of journal…
Response Time - Single Catalog Acceptable
Response Time - Single Database Acceptable
Response Time - Multi search Somewhat slow - but much improved
? keyword title searches ? keyword anywhere (not first in field)
iPAC Use Phrase searching in keyword rather than implicit AND Wait for iPAC
iPAC? Report detailed Z39.50 messages in broadcast search results screen ? [From UIAS timelines chart]
  User Help & Clear Terminology      
1 Change terminology on Adv/Combined Screens 1/15/01 Done Jessica
2 Lists of sources for Adv & Multi Searches Add Database subheading; display in two categories with DB above catalogs
3 Clean up Database nomenclature Rename/Remove JACC citations; fix misspellings LaVonne & ?
4 "Tips" on home page 3/1/01 Need to be expanded and revised LaVonne
5 Help on Advanced/Combined Search 3/1/01 Need to be expanded and revised LaVonne
iPAC Context sensitive Help Screens Wait for iPAC
iPAC Need "Can't Save?" help - Local problem - browser or memory
  Full Bibliographic Display      
1 ERIC Databases (OCLC, Splatter) 1/31/01 Display Availability field (035) and move to top of record - done for SFSU, not done yet for main server Jessica
  Exporting      
1 Email/Print buttons on full text articles Need alt tags,
iPAC Email as attachment
iPAC Improved Output format in e-mail Further revisions wait for iPAC
iPAC Output should default to full record Output depends on whether item was saved from brief results list or full record display; provide a choice, if possible
  Check Status at Pilot Campuses:      
RPA working
Local Customization completed Terminology, help revisions, etc.
Each resource searchable No repeated connect failures; extremely faulty results, etc.
  Other Tasks  
1 Local customization Form ? Need final revision for non-pilot campus use LaVonne &
iPAC? ADA alt site…plain vanilla