1. My Favorite Publisher
Websites
SSP – San Francisco – June,2004
James Mouw
Electronic Resources Officer
The University of Chicago Library
mouw@uchicago.edu
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17. Things to remember
n If your database has special
characteristics – allow them to be
searched
n xxxx site that contains resources for South
Asian studies doesn’t allow entry of special
characters in searches
n Take the user back where they were
n If you click on one entry in a list and then go
back, you should go back to the same place
on the list
18. Things to remember
n Don’t include the citation only in
English if the original was in another
language
n Make citations as complete as
possible
n Think about OpenURL when
compiling access points
n Don’t hide the OpenURL button
19. Things to remember
n Don’t make the user do the same thing
over and over
n Preferences should ‘stick’ for the session
• Sort order
• And/or
• Include/exclude
n Put a simple search box of the very first
screen
n Allow us to define an access point that takes
the user to a logical place to begin their
search
20. Things to avoid
n Very long URLs
n http://xxxxxxx.com/pqdlink?Ver=1&Exp=12-30-
2008&REQ=3&PUB=27280&Cert=KLJpIckhigQZES5reVFXPFk
SOhsBkCyDYHNNrHg5EvXVhVF0mVfKyLvrJnN%2faxYnXAj5I
JDximPvJTpK4DJSVRseIjzqXy%2bQw%2b2XEAqDQz%2fwsa
gzwiq5kGcTsnnhq2HoAf%2bh7wIMfCK9UihGkkuQMOt2PHb9y
uk01wN%2fhkhKiRxxu479dR4dTVHwzhVAq84a8Qgd%2fca48
QgRVbbI3GlcsVIgDxFqQElXwS6NfFv8mIN8FsNZJGfgUkZ%2
b0hR2zixR5LVI2s4IUpZTjzLxPZC2cmcTsnnhq2Hoc%2bb8l1w
vIru9UihGkkuQMODIFVk39kGn1wN%2fhkhKiRxtas1FvBYgmV
HwzhVAq84achxxah7lIgcRVbbI3GlcsQ2eoNG%2bEGR6apuJa
XGLp6H1cYI18xsQVX9f8UO%2f%2fJJV5LVI2s4IUpaqqA6C8o
Qa7mlv3GUyt%2foo&USR1=xxxxx
21. Things to avoid
n Meaningless addresses
n Especially important in a linking scenario
• A perfect address for a journal article would be
• DOI, or
• ISSN,year,volume,startpage
n Constant changes
n Pointless graphics
n Clutter
