My Lists (InfoSoup Development Blog)

My Lists

With the recent upgrade, we gained a new feature option in InfoSoup called "My Lists." This feature allows patrons to save multiple lists of materials they want to keep track of for later reference or check out. Cool, yes? Well... yes and no.

I configured My Lists in the staging version of InfoSoup (http://www.infosoup.org:2082/), where it is still active if you want to play around with it. However, the implementation is not intuitive and has some major issues, so much so that I don't feel we can release it to the public in its current state. One of the major problems is that clicking on any "start over" button once you've created or added to a list will log you out of your account. Not cool. After reading the listserv of the IUG, I can tell you that we're not alone in our concerns about making this feature public.

So, I guess I'd like to hear what y'all have to say about it. I'm not going to provide you any instructions on how to try it out (use the link above to get to staging), because I want to see if you think it's as clunky as I do. Go ahead and give it a try and post your comments here. I'm hoping that all the ruckus on the listserv will make III see that this was a poor implementation that needs to be fixed pronto, but that remains to be seen.

Thanks,
Beth

Posted on August 5, 2008 9:58 AM | Permalink

Comments (5)

Penny:

I agree with you Beth. This is not an easy procedure. I tried 3 times to save a book to my list and still haven't gotten it on. Our patrons like and enjoy Infosoup so much the way it is. I don't think adding a feature that is not user friendly would enhance their experience.

Hopefully III will take everyones comments to heart.

Thanks
Penny

Posted by Penny | August 5, 2008 10:23 AM

Posted on August 5, 2008 10:23

Becca Berger:

I agree that we should wait to implement for the public.

Posted by Becca Berger | August 5, 2008 10:29 AM

Posted on August 5, 2008 10:29

sara k:

Hi Beth... you're right. It just kept telling me there was nothing in My List and gave no indication as to how to get something on there.

Since it's such a desirable service (IMO), it would not be a very good idea to implement it now b/c people would just be frustrated with it.

Posted by sara k | August 5, 2008 12:10 PM