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GALILEO Quick Search:The Answer to the Google Drumbeat?
Presented byCarla Wilson Buss
University of Georgia
Jessie CopelandGeorgia Gwinnett College Library
Apryl PriceValdosta State University
The Upgrade
Implementation in phases over three years WebFeat is part of Phase I Implementation of SFX for all institutions is
coming as is Additional remote access support from
EZProxy.
How Does This Work?
Initial deployments are reviewed first by the GALILEO Reference Committee
Then a general review in the demo system For future phases, working groups will come
from each GALILEO community MetaLib will be incorporated for academic
libraries
What IS WebFeat?
Federated Searching of GALILEO Allows searching of multiple databases at
one time Gives patrons the default option of “General
Topics” – Allows for refining of search by further searching
in other categories, i.e., Science and Technology
Quick Search Categories
Arts & Humanities Business & Economics Georgia K-12 Medicine & Health
News/Facts/ Reference Science & Technology Social Sciences Spanish/Español
What’s Covered?
Each category has a select set of databases that are searched
Categories vary by “family” of institution Additional customization is possible
– UGA is a “pilot institution” so was approved for more experimentation. For example, only ASP appears in General Topics results
Benefits
Patrons do not always recognize what a database contains from the name. Ex: EBSCO
The ability to search in more than one database at time saves time for students
Results are displayed in a timely fashion
Searching for Answers
“Only librarians like to search; everyone else likes to find” ~1
“Federated searching is not for power searching needs.” ~2
Drawbacks
Students do not have access to all the databases in a given category and may miss some valuable resources
Is this the best approach?– “Arguments as to whether or not this is the “best”
for the user are moot—it doesn’t matter if it’s best if nobody uses it.” ~ 3
Methodology
Asked students to search in Academic Search Premier for topics
Next, asked students to repeat searches in Quick Search, using default category, “General Topics”
Directed students to refine search in QS Discussed which categories were appropriate Discussed benefits/difficulties
What We Asked Students
Brief survey of students and how they do or might use Quick Search
Presented students with four search topics– Global Jihad– Pandemic Precautions– Illegal Immigrant Healthcare– Drilling in the ANWR
And the Categories Were…
For Global Jihad– Social Sciences, News/Facts/Reference, and
Business & Economics Pandemic Precautions
– Medicine & Health, Science & Technology and Social Sciences
Illegal Immigrant Healthcare– Medicine & Health, Science & Technology,
Business & Economics, Social Sciences
And the Final Jeopardy Answer…
Drilling in the ANWR– Business & Economics, News, Science &
Technology
Student Choices
Students do not always seem to think critically about the topics
Students may not always make the correct category choices– Students may not always make the correct
category choices in the current “tab” version of GALILEO
Student Replies from UGA
“Easy to use” Most would not go to GALILEO to find books They understand the concept of searching
multiple databases at once Most would use Quick Search again
Georgia Gwinnett CollegeLibrary ~ Who We Are
Georgia Perimeter College University of Georgia Medical College of Georgia Southern Polytechnic State University
Survey Results from Students at Georgia Gwinnett College
Almost 100 % of students received the same results in their search of Academic Search Premier.– 1 student received 1 result when searching for “illegal
immigrant healthcare”– 1 student only identified 10 results because that is
what is displayed on the initial results page
Survey Results cont’d
The Quick Search proved more difficult for the students
Out of 8 students, 3 identified the correct number of hits
The other students did not understand the various resources searched and where to see the total results
Survey Results cont’d
Questions:– How do I get to ASP?– Is it OK if I get zero results? (students seemed to think they
had done something wrong if they got zero results…) Comments:
– Only 1 student had used Quick Search– Most students suggested using different search terms or
combining search terms (this is a search strategy that we encourage in instruction)
– Only 1 student suggested using the categories
Survey Results from Valdosta State University
All 7 students had the same number of hits in Academic Search Premier.
All 7 students had a different number of hits in the GALILEO Quick Search.– In one search the student received the following
message, “Lexis Nexis has not been successfully initialized.”
– I was unable to replicate any of the search results.
Survey Results (VSU)
Observations– All students thought the initial search was simple.– Confusion about how to view all the search
results from a particular database.– All the students understood the resources that
were searched .– 2 students asked how to limit results to scholarly
resources.
Professional Concerns
Reference Committee has had discussions with GALILEO Staff– Problems were submitted to GALILEO Staff– GALILEO Staff has tried to respond to most issues*
• Notes from “Action Plan for Finalization and Phase I Production Roll-Out” available at www.usg.edu/galileo/about/planning/projects/upgrade/project/ActionPlanfor PhaseICompletion_02
Limiting Features
Peer-reviewed option– This has been suppressed due to inconsistent
and confusing displays. Peer-reviewed limiter only works to the extent that this limit is defined in target databases.
Full-text limiter– Similar problem. This is available in Search Again
and Advanced Search. Working groups may make determinations about its reliability.
Database Selection
Questions of what to include in General Topics– Some discussion of including an encyclopedia
and not just Academic Search Premier Particular DBs appear in a particular subject category
for any institution that has that DB. General Topics is limited to fewer than 8 DB as suggested by national precedent
Phase II will allow for reconsideration
Searching All Resources
“I want the ability to use the advanced search to search everything. Otherwise, it’s like owning a sports car and only driving the speed limit.”– Mixed feedback on where to present the All
Resources Option– For larger institutions, the response time could be
very long, frustrating patrons
General Topics
Is General Topics descriptive enough? Will patrons confuse this with All Resources?
Should it be called Multiple Subject Databases?
What about public libraries and K-12?
General Topics: GALILEO Staff Responses
“General Topics” was selected after review of production sites as working well for the greatest number of users.
Phase II will allow for greater customization between the types of institutions: academic, public and K-12.
Subject Categories
Are patrons aware of additional options beyond General Topics?– The pulldown menu signals more choices– Phase II working groups will further address this
issue
Sorting Concerns
Results are returned by resource Re-sorting by relevancy breaks the link Relevancy ranking does not seem to work Is removal of duplicates happening?
Sorting and GALILEO Staff Response
Sorting by groups is the default of WebFeat Users can re-sort by relevancy, author, etc. Different sort orders might lead to longer
response times WebFeat plans to build in a “next set” for the
entire first results screen WebFeat does not de-dupe
Sorting and Links
Some concern that sorting “breaks the link” GALILEO Response:
– Re-sorting removes the “next set” button, so users can not go to the next set of results unless they are in the article window
– Links in the “Results by Resource” are not active because they results are no longer by resource.
GALILEO Homepage Questions…
Are the tabs still necessary? Blue “I” button needed for more information
on databases Institutional personalization?
…And the Replies from GALILEO
The tabs are the only way to access all the DBs in the native interface
WebFeat has some ability to provide information about DBs, but this will be explored further in Phase II
Phase I is intended to provide a basic infrastructure for the consortial implementation. Phase II will allow more customization by communities & institutions.
Good news!
“I can’t tell you how excited I am!” “I just tried the demo. What a timesaver. I
love it.” “We’re excited about the upgrade!” “The new WebFeat search feature is great. I
think students will find this to be user-friendly.”
More Student Reactions
Most students would like to see the title as a link
Most had trouble locating the “Find a Database by Name” box
Only one student expanded the fields within the categories
Teaching Pointsor what we are emphasizing at GGC
The Quick Search drop down box corresponds to the tabs along the top
Teaching Points cont’d
Use of the Advanced Search
Teaching Points cont’d
Only the databases provided through GALILEO are being searched*
The full-text limiter may not limit Able to choose individual databases to
search
Teaching Points at UGA & VSU
Most of our BI sessions are for specifically tailored assignments, so we’re likely to continue teaching the “standard” GALILEO, but will mention Quick Search.
Competition
Google Scholar
Windows Live Academic Search
Google Scholar
Easy to use for less experienced researchers.
User-friendly interface.
Results contain peer-reviewed articles, theses, books, researchers web sites, abstracts, and other articles.
Google Scholar
Results are organized by their relevance to the query as determined by the full text of the article, the author’s publication history, the publications in which the article appeared and the number of previous citations in scholarly literature.
What is the content of database?
Global JihadGoogle Scholar vs. Quick Search
At UGA (only searching ASP)– 40 hits in QS– 320 in GS
From the first ten hits in each– No duplicates– NYT & WSJ from GS
Titles from Google Scholar
– Two citations for “Bearers of Global Jihad: Immigration and National Security after 9/11”, a report from the Nixon Center
– New York Times– Journal of Management Inquiry– Wall Street Journal– Five citations for Middle East Review of
International Affairs
Titles from Quick Search(Only ASP @ UGA)
Five were full-text Historian (source did not display in results) Middle East Policy Human Events Middle East Journal Foreign Affairs Wall Street Journal New Republic
Windows Live Academic Search
Still in Beta Material from Computer Science, Electrical
Engineering, and Physics Not sure when content from other disciplines
will be available Provides a journal list Comes from free and fee-based peer-
reviewed journals
Windows Live Academic Search
Sort and limit results by author, date, journal, conference, or relevance (default)
Preview pane to view abstracts on results page
Export citations No advanced search
Remember:
This is a test. Had this been an actual finished product, you would have been instructed where to turn….
Bibliography
1. Miller, Todd. “Federated Searching: Put it in its Place”. Library Journal 129 (2004): 32. Accessed GALILEO, LISTA, 04/08/2006
2. Fyer, Donna. “Federated Search Engines”. Online 28 (2004): 16-19. Accessed GALILEO, LISTA 04/08/2006
3. Miller, op. cit., p. 32 4. Mesele, Samson. “Google Scholar offers
research alternative”. The Chronicle 24 Oct. 2005. Accessed GALILEO, Lexis-Nexis, 04/12/2006
5. Quint, Barbara. “Windows Live Academic Search: The Details.” Information Today, Inc. 2006. 17 Apr. 2006 <http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb060417-2.shtml>.