Abstract

Faceted search is a powerful tool that enables searchers to easily and intuitively take advantage of controlled vocabularies and structured metadata. Faceted search has been widely implemented in library discovery interfaces and has provided many benefits to library users. The effectiveness of facets in library catalogs depends on a complex interaction between facet vocabularies, metadata quality and structure, and the library discovery interface’s capabilities. This article provides a holistic overview of challenges for optimally implementing facets in library catalogs. This supports a systematic approach to refining and enhancing the capacity of faceted search to improve searching and exploring bibliographic metadata.

摘要

分面搜索是一个强大的工具，使搜索者能够轻松直观地利用受控词汇表和结构化元数据。分面搜索已在图书馆发现界面中广泛实施，并为图书馆用户提供了许多好处。图书馆目录中构面的有效性取决于构面词汇、元数据质量和结构以及图书馆发现界面的功能之间的复杂交互。本文全面概述了在图书馆目录中优化实施各个方面所面临的挑战。这支持采用系统方法来完善和增强分面搜索的能力，以改进搜索和探索书目元数据。