[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Development to support traditional Boolean operators

[David Busby]

*plug*
I've been working on this add-on search option for Evergreen -
http://demo.ils.edoceo.com/sap/sunshine
Works with EG 2.2, 2.3 and I'll make sure it works for 2.4

It supports boolean operators, field specific search, browsing, facets and
some other nice stuff.
I'm also desperately interested in any/all feedback.

/djb

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David Busby
Edoceo, Inc.
http://edoceo.com/
206.282.6500


On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 8:04 AM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org> wrote:

>  Hi Rogan,
>
> It's hard to say. Catalyst projects a fairly quick turnaround time on the
> development, but I haven't seen a potential date yet for 2.4 beta freeze.
> Also, it needs to be tested by the community, and it's hard to know if that
> could be done in time for feature freeze.
>
> Kathy
>
> Kathy Lussier
> Project Coordinator
> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative(508) 343-0128klussier at masslnc.org
> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier
>
> On 2/5/2013 7:44 PM, Rogan Hamby wrote:
>
> Hi Kathy,
>
>  I'm curious, are you thinking this will be ready for 2.4?
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org>wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> We've contracted with Catalyst IT Services to create an interface to
>> support traditional Boolean operators in tpac. I wanted to share some of
>> our plans on the list so that we can get feedback from the community before
>> proceeding.
>>
>> This functionality was important to many of our libraries because, even
>> though the advanced search interface provides a graphical way to do Boolean
>> searches, there is no way to control the nesting of searches, making it
>> difficult to perform more complex searches.
>>
>> For example, if a user were to enter the search terms in Advanced Search
>> as drugs AND teenagers OR adolescents, the resulting query would be ((drugs
>> && keyword:teenagers) || keyword:adolescents), when the intended query is
>> drugs && (teenagers || adolescents). Performing a search with more complex
>> nesting, something like "((mouse or rat) and trap) or mousetrap", requires
>> free-form entry to get the nesting right. However, users are expected to
>> know that && means "and" and that || means "or." Our academics, in
>> particular, were concerned, because they often start their instruction in
>> Boolean searching with the library catalog before moving on to full-text
>> databases.
>>
>> Attached is a mock-up of the interface we would like to include. It would
>> add a new Boolean search tab to the advanced search interface. When
>> searching from this interface, if any Boolean operators are present based
>> on the locale settings, the system will replace them accordingly with the
>> correct syntax (&& || -) to perform the search. As part of the work,
>> Catalyst will also leverage the Evergreen locale settings so that operators
>> can be entered in other languages. After performing the search, clicking
>> the "Refine Search" link will return the user to the Boolean search tab
>> with their originally-entered search terms auto-populating the boxes. There
>> will be a configuration setting to disable/enable this feature.
>>
>> Let me know if you have any thoughts on this project!
>>
>> Kathy
>>
>> --
>> Kathy Lussier
>> Project Coordinator
>> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
>> (508) 343-0128
>> klussier at masslnc.org
>> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier
>>
>>
>
>
>  --
>
> Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA
> Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services,
> York County Library System
>
>  “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to
> suit me.”
> ― C.S. Lewis <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis>
>
>
>
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