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Tap the Power of AVS

Tap the Power of AVS. by Jerry V. Caswell John Wynstra University of Northern Iowa http://www.uni.edu/~caswell/avs/. A library is a growing organism. -Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan. Save the time of the reader. -Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan. AVS – Advanced Searching. What is AVS

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Tap the Power of AVS

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  1. Tap the Power of AVS by Jerry V. Caswell John Wynstra University of Northern Iowa http://www.uni.edu/~caswell/avs/

  2. A library is a growing organism. -Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan

  3. Save the time of the reader. -Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan

  4. AVS – Advanced Searching • What is AVS • AltaVista Search Engine Technology • Extra purchase from Innovative • Pricing Staggered by library size

  5. AVS - 3 Modes • X - Advanced Boolean (AND OR NOT Limits & Sorts) • AltaVista Advanced Search Syntax • Y - Simple Boolean (AND OR NOT ) • AltaVista Advanced Search Syntax • Z - Altavista simple (+ -) • AltaVista Basic Search Syntax -

  6. Boolean Search Syntax • AND & OR | NOT ! • BEFORE AFTER NEAR ~ WITHIN Example Searches Xml and html Xml and not html Xml within 3 html Xml near html

  7. AltaVista Simple Search Syntax • + Include • - Exclude Example Searches +Xml +html +Xml -html

  8. AVS WildCards ? 1 character * 1-5 characters **unlimited characters Note: Must have at least 3 stem characters

  9. Sample Wildcard Searches Wom?n (women and woman) Trans* (transport not transportation) Trans** (transportation)

  10. AVS and Punctuation These all become spaces in an AVS search : \ @ ; ` = % , _ / ^ #

  11. AVS Search Tags • a: (author) • t: (title) • d: (subject) • w: n: (notes) • genre: • Mattype:mattype? • Lang:Lang??? • Branch:branch???

  12. Sample Tagged Searches a:Beethoven and g:compact discs g:videocassettes

  13. Understanding the AVS URL • http://innovative.server.edu/search/X? • + searchString • + limitString

  14. AVS URL Example http://unistar.uni.edu/search/X?SEARCH= search a:beethoven&g=compact%20discs limit &m=j&l=ger&b=&searchscope=1&SORT=A&Da=&Db=

  15. AVS Configuration options 37 > Alta-Vista Searching: Ranking Options.........DAR Type any combination of the below "Search and Sort" options. First code entered is the default option. A = Alphabetical D = Date R = Relevance Current Fields: DAR

  16. AVS Configuration options 41 > AVS automatic quote insertion......CALL Innov.

  17. Four Configuration options 42 > AVS performs adjacency search.......YES AVS performs adjacency search Current Setting: YES Change setting to NO? (y/n)

  18. Four Configuration options 44 > AVS performs OR search.................................................NO AVS performs OR search Current Setting: NO Change setting to YES? (y/n)

  19. Begin Search term1 term2 Adjacency to Yes Results? yes no term1AND term2 Results? yes no term1 OR term2 Or to Yes Results? yes no Sorry Display Results

  20. Indexing Concepts • Advanced Keyword Index is broken down into segments. • Title • Subject • Author • Note • We added an additional segments such as: • Genre

  21. Some Local Practices Catalog e-journals Added author entry for e-journal providers 710 2\$aLexisNexis Academic Forms in genre index 655 \7$aElectronic Journals$2local Special location code for internet resources 1intr

  22. AVS Applied • Modifying the User Interface • Canned Searching • Library Gateway

  23. Modifying the User Interface • Phase 3 • Integrates keyword with phrase searches in a single form • Before Phase 3 • Dropdown field selection • Additional qualification: resource types (dictionaries, encyclopedias)

  24. Dropdown Field Selection

  25. Resource Types

  26. Modifying the User Interface • Post Phase 3 • Integrate pre-qualified AVS searches with phrase searches in a single form

  27. Fully Integrated Interface

  28. Fully Integrated Interface 2

  29. Canned Searching • Place search forms outside of vendor interface • Taming the complexity while tapping the power • Available at point of need • Tailored to context

  30. Predefined Searches • All parameters hard coded into URL • Both search terms and qualifiers

  31. Predefined Searches • Browse a List of Print and Electronic Newspapers by Title • http://unistar.uni.edu/search/X?SEARCH=genre:newspapers&searchscope=1&SORT=A

  32. Guided Searches • Users enter query in search form • Hidden qualifiers provide limits

  33. Guided Search

  34. Rod Library Gateway • Gateway as a structured means of organizing information • Process centered categories: Find articles • Action oriented • Melding the catalog into the Gateway • Continuity of look and feel • Specialized retrieval forms

  35. Gateway: Major Category

  36. Gateway: Subcategory

  37. Gateway: Major Category

  38. Gateway: Subcategory

  39. Quote of the Day “Information finding for users is a series of approximations rather than a series of certainties.” -- Jerry Caswell

  40. Thank You • Have a nice day • Good Luck • Jerry.Caswell@uni.edu • John.Wynstra@uni.edu

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