Competitor analysis 2004

In preparation for the Voyager usability study, more than 60 other Voyager sites were reviewed and their features documented.

Other libraries

List of libraries used in competitive analysis; includes links to home page, catalogue and to saved sample pages.

Search -summary (rtf 120kb)

Summary of the search options available, what they are called, the order of the tabs, and which search options and configurations are used. Includes which is the default search and which libraries use this as the home page.

Searches - combined (rtf 463kb)

Detailed information about the combined (Monash's Advanced) search, including options, defaults, etc

Searches - builder (rtf 484kb)

Detailed information about the builder (Monash's Basic) search, including options, defaults, etc

Limits (rtf 422kb)

Summary of limit options available, including 'quick limit' options.

Button bar and links (rtf 476kb)

Summary of options available via both the Voyager 'button bar' and links in headers and footers.
Includes labels given to each option, whether images or text are used for the button bar and banner heading links.

Record views (rtf 133kb)

Summary of the terminology used to describe each view and the order in which the views are listed.
For screen captures of these see views and navigation

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