Re: interface changes

[Julie Linden <julie.linden@yale.edu>]

I'm OK with the changes Andy suggests.
--Julie

At 01:32 PM 1/15/2002 -0500, you wrote:

>I would prefer to keep Language.  It's important in the humanities
>databases, like Philosopher's Index.
>
>Emily
>
>On Tue, 15 Jan 2002, David Stern wrote:
>
> >
> > I bow to Andy's judgement ... and assume that since there no other
> > comments this means that nobody else has an opinion and will go along with
> > this decision?
> >  David
> >
> > > This is a tough sell!  Language is only one line.  I would like to see it
> > > as a default because sometimes users assume that if the title and 
> abstract
> > > are presented in English, that the article will also be in English, which
> > > is not always the case.  Better they know this up front rather than after
> > > going throught the effort of getting the article (including perhaps staff
> > > effort in ordering the article through ILL).
> > >
> > > -Andy
> > >
> > > At 09:44 AM 1/15/02 -0500, you wrote:
> > > >my initial impression is that it would be fine to include the following
> > > fields:
> > > >
> > > > >Abstract (AB)
> > > > >Conference Details (CD)  - will not affect many records
> > > > >Descriptors (DE)
> > > > >Fields with Hits (*H)
> > > >
> > > >basically leaving out the
> > > > >Language (LA)
> > > >
> > > >>Do other have objections to including these fields?  I think users 
> prefer
> > > >>to have as much relevant information up front as possible, without 
> having
> > > >>to click to another screen.  I suspect some people don't bother to 
> go to
> > > >>the full record and therefore don't realize they can read an 
> abstract.  I
> > > >>like including fields with hits because I have times when users ask 
> why a
> > > >>certain record was retrieved when their keywords did not 
> appear.  When I
> > > >>set these options it didn't seem to make the initial display 
> unreasonably
> > > >>long.  Descriptors and conference details are currently displaying in
> > > >>INSPEC--I guess because Kim had SP revert to the defaults for the 
> previous
> > > >>version.
> > > >>
> > > >>-Andy
> > > >>
> > > >> >
> > > >> >Andy.  You seem to be alone on your desire for your number 3,
> > > >> >Change default fields to display to include:
> > > >> >Abstract (AB)
> > > >> >Language (LA)
> > > >> >Conference Details (CD)
> > > >> >Descriptors (DE)
> > > >> >Fields with Hits (*H)
> > > >> >
> > > >> >so I haven't asked for it yet.  If you want to lobby others to 
> your point
> > > >> >of view, please do so.  Unfortunately, this kind of change is all 
> databases
> > > >> >or none on the interface.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >--Kim
> > >
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