Re: [IUG] Encore and the yahoo images link

[Lisa H Kurt <lkurt at unr dot edu>]

Just wanted to add to the list of experiences with Yahoo images in encore. We did enable it initially and yes, we did get results where pornographic images came up. This upset some folks and the value was questioned so we ended up removing the Yahoo images altogether. The results and relevancy of the Yahoo images were certainly mixed- I'm not sure that it really added much value.

Lisa  

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From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org [mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Rais, Shirley (LLU)
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 11:07 AM
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Subject: Re: [IUG] Encore and the yahoo images link

My personal opinion is that it depends on your library and clientele.  I think the Yahoo images are too random to display prominently in the catalog, especially for academic libraries.   For example, we have a book called: "Pamela: or, Virtue still rewarded, a story".  The yahoo images included a lot of pictures of Pamela Sue Anderson!  If you like random associations, then this would be fine; if you want your images to relate a little more closely, then yahoo images wouldn't be for you.

Shirley Rais, MLS  -  Chair, Serials & Electronic Resources Dept.
Library Liaison to the School of Public Health
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY | University Libraries

11072 Anderson Street, Loma Linda, California 92350
office (909) 558-4583 *  fax (909) 558-4919 *   srais at llu dot edu

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From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org [mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Phil Shirley
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 6:24 AM
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Subject: Re: [IUG] Encore and the yahoo images link

Why should we keep the Yahoo images in Encore 2.0 rather than having 
them removed so that everything else in the right column can move up?  I 
would be interested to hear other's thoughts on this, whether you have 
Encore or not.  I can see that it's cool to have the images, and not 
only has a "wow" factor and is visually appealing but also it's Encore 
as a discovery platform for all kinds of things and not just a catalog 
search.  On the other hand, I can't see why this one particular Internet 
resource is so important that it should be on this page, especially on 
the top; I'd rather do everything I can to help people find things in 
our catalog and to get them to click on the link to find results in our 
INN-Reach consortium.  I love all the extremely useful things on the 
Encore results screen, but I don't see how the Yahoo images is nearly as 
useful, and I see it as just making it harder to see the other things. 
Maybe there's something I'm just not thinking of?

Our Encore:
http://encore.cuyahogafallslibrary.org/iii/encore/app

Some sites that are on 2.0, with the Yahoo Images:
http://discover.lib.msu.edu/iii/encore/search/
http://encore.scottsdaleaz.gov/iii/encore/app

Some sites that are on 2.0 with *no* Yahoo Images:
http://catalog.coolcat.org/iii/encore/app
http://www.greenelibrary.info

Phil

John Schlosser wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> We have just installed our encore server and notice when you do a search there is a yahoo images link on the side panel.
> 
> I know it can be disable by III, but I was wondering how many of you are keeping that active?
> 
> I see that as a huge potential problem for all of our inhouse catalog systems b/c it gives users a way onto the internet and would let them check their email and browse the web from our catalogs without ever logging into our Patron Internet Security System.
> 
> How many of you are running encore with the yahoo images active for your local inhouse catalog computers?
> 
> How do you stop the user from using it as an internet workstation?
> 
> Thank you for your time.
> 
> John Schlosser
> Santa Clara City Library
> Lib IT
> 
> 
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Cuyahoga Falls Library
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
330-928-2117, ext. 109
pshirley at CuyahogaFallsLibrary dot org

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