[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Proposal to remove some advanced search options from the catalog

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi Galen,

> I can see removing the options from the advanced search page to avoid
> confusion for users; I'd also be curious to see some results from
> trawling logs to see how frequently they get used (and might do some
> of that myself).  IMO, the underlying features of the search grammar
> still belong in the search engine, though.

Yes, I agree. I just wanted to remove the options from the advanced 
search page. I agree the ability should continue to be available for 
those who know how to construct the query.

Kathy


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On 9/29/2014 1:48 PM, Galen Charlton wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org> wrote:
>> Rather than present a search option to our users that has a higher
>> likelihood of leading to unsuccessful search results than our other search
>> options, I would like to see if there is willingness in the community to
>> remove these options in the next (March/April) release of Evergreen.
> I can see removing the options from the advanced search page to avoid
> confusion for users; I'd also be curious to see some results from
> trawling logs to see how frequently they get used (and might do some
> of that myself).  IMO, the underlying features of the search grammar
> still belong in the search engine, though.
>
> Regards,
>
> Galen