A Comparative Evaluation of the Share-VDE Search System
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data models
catalogers
experimental
entity-relationships modelling
catalog indexing, display, design
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The Share-VDE search system (https://svde.org) shifts the library discovery paradigm from record-based indexing and retrieval to that of linked data entity exploration. This paper reports results of iterative testing of multiple versions of the Share-VDE interface. The testing included remote user experience (UX) interviews with a total of twenty participants across four rounds of tests spanning two years. The comparison among participants encompassed catalogers, students of all levels, and faculty. Synthesizing IFLA LRM user tasks with interface evaluation methods supported the qualitative inquiry into how linked data systems in general, and BIBFRAME specifically, can support search system objectives.