July Task: New OPAC

I have been trying to work with the new OPAC while I'm at the children's information desk. I have been placing holds, and I figured out how to find where all the copies of a book are. I like that the new OPAC has similar titles listed on the side, and that the books of a series are listed on the bottom of a page. These features are a great help when doing RA.

I haven't been able to figure out how to remove a filter on the right-hand side once I no longer need it, until today. I found the box right above the filters and a user clicks on the minus icon to take the filter. As I wrote on the survey, I think it would be more intuitive if a user could simply click on the filter again to disable it.

(Also, I was forced to write this with the threat of a pastrami sandwich down my throat...I placed a hold on The Chicken Doesn't Skate, using the new OPAC. The person who recommended it, told me it was called Chicken Don't Skate - get your facts straight, recommender!)

Newseum

I really liked exploring Newseum. This is a great tool for patrons, especially those that have recently moved from another state or country. They will be able to stay up on the major events back home. I also thought this would be a great tool for teachers who are studying a state or major event that takes place outside of the country. I also peeked at different newspapers from the around the world - the Middle East, China, and Greece - curious it look at their languages and to see if I could tell what they were talking about by the pictures.