Re: [IUG] "Faceted" keyword searching

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Not quite. Rather than Limit/Sort, which is technically used for index
searches, the analogy is an advanced keyword search that looks like:

KEYWORD mountain climbing AND
SUBJECT achievement motivation in women

The more I look at it, the more misleading "Or limit by subject" is,
because it really isn't limiting by subject *instead of* anything else,
but *in addition to*. I think I'll change that wording to just "Subject
limits:"

-Andrew

Andrew Welch
Sr. Library Systems Technician
Aurora Public Library
Aurora, CO 80012
http://auroralibrary.org


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>[mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of said shafik
>Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 1:37 PM
>To: IUG INNOPAC List
>Subject: Re: [IUG] "Faceted" keyword searching
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>So "Or limit by subject" means "Limit your search results by
>subject"? Like when we do Limit/Sort Results on OPAC?
>I took it as a new search but by Subject.
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>Said Shafik Library Systems Manager Drexel University
>Libraries Philadelphia, PA 19104-2875 Phone: 215.895.1832 Fax:
>215.895.2070 http://library.drexel.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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>> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:18:10 -0600> From:
>AWelch at auroragov dot org> To: innopac at innopacusers dot org> Subject:
>Re: [IUG] "Faceted" keyword searching> > Thanks for the
>feedback, Said. The script is designed to stay within a
>keyword search. As I mentioned in the initial email, it's not
>possible to construct a limited URL for the other indexes. So
>"Or limit by subject" is doing just that: limiting whatever
>search you've currently got by one or more of the subjects in
>that list. If it changed to a subject search, it would be "Or
>search by subject" and I'd have to drop any existing
>format/language/location/publisher limits. Would "Subject
>limits" be less misleading?> > Thanks again,> -Andrew> >
>Andrew Welch> Sr. Library Systems Technician> Aurora Public
>Library> Aurora, CO 80012> http://auroralibrary.org> > >
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>>[mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of said
>shafik> >Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 12:52 !
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>keyword searching> >> >> > > >Hi Andrew,> > > >I just noticed
>that while it says:"Or limit by subject", when > >clicking on
>any of those "sujects" the results come as > >"keyword within
>titles" search results. It shows the following > >in the
>search box:mountain climbing and d:(achievement > >motivation
>in women)> > > > > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >Said
>Shafik Library Systems Manager Drexel University > >Libraries
>Philadelphia, PA 19104-2875 Phone: 215.895.1832 Fax: >
>>215.895.2070 http://library.drexel.edu
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >> >> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008
>07:33:21 -0600> From: > >AWelch at auroragov dot org> To: > >>
>innopac at innovativeusers dot org> Subject: [IUG] "Faceted" keyword
>> >> searching> > Just for fun on the Friday before IUG, I
>thought I'd > >> throw this out> there for public
>comment/criticism/consumption.> > > >> >
>>http://auroralibrary.org:2082/search/X?SEARCH=mountain+climbin
>g&search> >> sc> !
> ope=2&SORT=R> > Advanced search limits sit to the left of the
>> >> res ults display in a> "Refine your search" box. Choosing
>limits > >> constructs a new URL; deleting> limits (once
>they've been chosen) > >> deconstructs the URL. It also>
>screen-scrapes the subjects from the > >> first screen of
>results and puts> them in an alphabetical > >list for use > >>
>as limits. The idea was to> integrate the Modify Search
>functions to > >> keep the patron from having to> leave their
>results to go back to a > >> search page.> > It's definitely
>not flawless at this point, the main > >> flaw being that it>
>may fail miserably in release 2007, depending on > >> how
>keyword URLs are> constructed. It only works with keyword > >>
>searching, as the Limit/Sort> URLs for other indexes are
>constructed > >> 'behind the scenes'. The other> bugs are
>noted at the top of the .js > >> file (modX.js) and can be
>fixed> with some work.> > For > >anyone who has > >> time and
>feels inclined, I'd be grateful for any> feedback. I'd like >
>>> to use this in our live catalog, but !
> not if there are> major > >problems. > >> I know many of you
>have your own "gotcha" searches that> you use to > >> test
>search functions and limits.> > Thanks!> > Andrew Welch> Sr. >
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