Introduction to the IDS Search Project.

1. Enhanced Resource Sharing Simple and Powerful User and Librarian Experience Designed and Tested for Usability IDS Search Team: Mike Curtis, Search Team Manager; Nathan Fixler; Mike Mulligan; Cyril Oberlander; Shannon Pritting; Kevin Reiss; Ed Rivenburgh; Adam Traub

2. An easy to use catalog that promotes resource sharing. One click integration with ILLIAD orAleph Title Request Option from the results list. User friendly Resource Sharing

3. An easy to use catalog that promotes resource sharing. Get local information from ILS and link to ILL functions. Promote Local, Consortial, and Worldwide Collections

4. An easy to use catalog that promotes resource sharing. IDS Search can be the library’s only catalog, consolidating the local opac, the union catalog, and Worldcat. Users change libraries and catalogs easily in one interface. Worldwide Union Catalog Local OPAC

5. An easy to use catalog that promotes resource sharing. Custom Links/ “Find in” takes searches from IDS Search into local collections, vendor databases, and web resources. Promote Local, Consortial, and Worldwide Collections

6. An easy to use catalog that promotes resource sharing. IDS Search has undergone extensive usability testing in its development process. IDS Search was tested in 2009 by a usability team at University of Rochester. In 2010, researchers at SUNY Geneseo will conduct usability testing using eye tracking software and eye movement miscue analysis (EMMA). Focus on User Experience

7. An easy to use catalog that promotes resource sharing. IDS Search is easy to implement and customize to fit your website and your library. Advanced CSS customization is also available. Easy Set Up and Integration with Web Presence

8. An easy to use catalog that promotes resource sharing. Features such as search builder help libraries promote their catalog with easily generated and embedded code for the IDS Search box. Easy to Set Up and Promote

9. An easy to use catalog that promotes resource sharing. Easy to run reports provide data on usage, and also tell you what features are being used. Reports can be run for a week, month, or year. Easy Tools for Librarians to Evaluate and Use IDS Search

10. An easy to use catalog that promotes resource sharing. IDS Search is user-centered, promoting the features that usability testing showed users want and utilize most as prominent features. Focus on User Experience

11. An easy to use catalog that promotes resource sharing. IDS Search offers user friendly features found in search engines and library databases such as spell check and auto search for zero results. Auto search can also be turned off at the local level if desired. Focus on User Experience

12. An easy to use catalog that promotes resource sharing. Features such as Google Books Preview, citation generators, and a stable url for the book help users evaluate resources and organize research. Focus on User Experience

13. An easy to use catalog that promotes resource sharing. Who’s Currently Using IDS Search? http://search.idsproject.org/ Promote Local, Consortial, and Worldwide Collections

14. An easy to use catalog that promotes resource sharing. IDS Search Resources: IDS Search Blog http://idssearch.wordpress.com/ IDS Search Site http://idsproject.org/Tools/IDSSearch.aspx IDS Search Listserv http://mail.geneseo.edu/mailman/listinfo/idssearch-l Continuously Improving the User Experience

15. An easy to use catalog that promotes resource sharing. How Do I Get Started? Get Worldcat API Key Contact Kevin Reiss at OLS Customize Look and Feel Insert on your webpage Easy to Implement