Open AccessStructuring information retrieval interface in LIS: Simplicity vs. efficiency
Author(s) -
Е. М. Зайцева
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
naučnye i tehničeskie biblioteki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2686-8601
pISSN - 1027-3689
DOI - 10.33186/1027-3689-2021-11-131-146
Subject(s) - information retrieval , computer science , subject (documents) , interface (matter) , simplicity , structuring , key (lock) , search engine , document retrieval , user interface , library classification , world wide web , programming language , philosophy , computer security , bubble , epistemology , finance , maximum bubble pressure method , parallel computing , economics
The author attempts to generalize on the problems of providing retrieval, in particular, subject search, in library information systems and to find solutions. The key requirements to e-catalog retrieval interface as considered in foreign and domestic publications are presented. The problems of providing simplicity of retrieval interface are analyzed. The diverse first search pages of OPACs and e-catalog of Russian and foreign libraries are described. The author suggests a search page version comprising unit search box with the possibility of advanced search and user friendly option of bibliographic, subject, full-text and complex search. Every proposed search types are defined based on SIBID standards, or in case the terms are not provided by existing standards, the author provides her own definitions for them. The requirement of mandatory subject search in library information system, desirably for various types and degrees of complexity, is substantiated. Key requirements to retrieval tools of library information systems are formulated and detailed.