Location, location, location: A transaction comparison of catalog searches originating from the library homepage and Aleph

Authors

Jimmy Ghaphery, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Thomas McNulty, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Susan Teague Rector, Truven Health AnalyticsFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Original Presentation Date

2009

Comments

Presented at Ex Libris Users of North America (ELUNA) Annual Conference, May 7, 2009.

Date of Submission

May 2014

Abstract

Jimmy Ghaphery, Head, Library Information Systems, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU); Thomas McNulty, Integrated Library Systems Librarian, VCU; Susan Teague-Rector, Web Applications Manager, VCU. We will analyze several weeks of search terms from February 2009 in order to determine how different points of entry impact user searches. Specifically we will compare user searches originating from a search tool on the library homepage and searches originating directly from Aleph. This session should be of interest to those who are involved with usability and OPAC design as well as system administrators tasked with measuring OPAC activity.