> I think this is a problem with the design of the interface. You
> have to read the instructions in the middle, blue frame _very
> closely_ to discover that you have to _scroll down_ to find the
> "Load Database" button. The button should really be at the top of
> the frame.
>
> Overall, I find the design confusing; there are simply too many
> frames. I haven't used it enough to judge, but I'm not sure what
> the purpose of some of the frames is.
>
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> Jim Milles millesjg@slu.edu
I agree with Jim. I find the inteface both confusing and daunting. It
strikes me as very difficult to figure out exaclty what the search
engine is trying to do. I'm certainly not the brightest bulb on the
sign, but still...
As a matter of style I have always been a bit leery of frames. Like
the notorious /blink code, frames have the potential to add more
clutter than anything else. The LibClient screen is very cluttered
indeed. I noticed with some interest that the illustrations in the
AALL Spectrum article on LibClient (December 1996 at 22) apparently
used a 17 inch or even 21 inch monitor. It makes a huge difference.
But for those of us stuck with standard 15 inch monitors the
interface is very hard to read.
I am doing a CLE this month for attorneys on advanced Web searching.
Unfornately I don't think I can include LIbClient in the materials.
Paul D. Healey, M.A.(LIS), J.D.
Reference/Instructional Services Librarian
Warren E. Burger Library
William Mitchell College of Law
871 Summit Ave. St. Paul, MN 55105
Phone: 612.290.6306 Fax: 612.290.6318
e-mail: phealey@wmitchell.edu
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