InfoSoup has a rating feature that we've had turned off, but I took some time today to explore how it would work if we wanted to give it a try. It's really easy to use and to implement in the catalog, so I enabled it in Staging so you could take a look and see what you think.
Go to Staging, do a search for anything and go to the full record. On the full record page, you'll see a "rating" link with stars next to it on the left below "description" and about the location and/or holds information. Clicking on the rating link will take you to a help page that describes how to use the rating feature. Clicking on the stars will provide your rating of the item (if you're already logged into your patron account) or will prompt you to log in so you can rate the item. Give it a try and see what you think.
I think it would be nice to provide this feature along with Community Reviews, as it provides another way for people to interact with the catalog. Some people might prefer to rate items vs. add a review and vice versa. What do you think? Post your thoughts in the comments by Wednesday, June 25th.
Thanks!
Beth
Comments (4)
I like it a lot! Let's do it.
Posted by Terry Dawson | June 19, 2008 4:57 PM
Posted on June 19, 2008 16:57
Your post and the help page say "Navigate to the full record of an item (a page like the one you came from in order to get to this page). You will see the star rating beneath the item's cover art." On my screen the stars are not below the cover art - they are on the other side of the record. As I look at a record, the cover art is on my right, and the stars are a line down on my left. Otherwise, I like the feature and the help screen.
Posted by Rick | June 20, 2008 9:45 AM
Posted on June 20, 2008 09:45
oops! Thanks for catching that for me, Rick. I had the stars under the cover image at one point, but had to move them left so they wouldn't wrap in smaller resolutions. I'll fix that in my post and the help page. :)
Posted by Beth | June 20, 2008 9:48 AM
Posted on June 20, 2008 09:48
Both the review and the rating are great additions to Infosoup.
Posted by Diane Wittman | June 23, 2008 11:45 AM
Posted on June 23, 2008 11:45