[bksvol-discuss] Re: yikes on the new search
- From: "Lori Castner" <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:33:25 -0800
Well, I used the "Quick search" and searched for Stephen King with no quotes
and got 19,000 results. Then I searched for Stephen King with quotes and got
1,600 results. The first results were books by King and later results
contained text with the words "Stephen King".
Then I used advanced search and searched for the author Stephen King and got 75
results. I generally search for authors so will probably stick with the
advanced search.
For me, Google is far more user friendly than this new engine, but then I don't
plan to browse through lots of books just for the fun of it.
Lori C.
----- Original Message -----
From: Lynn I
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 11:43 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: yikes on the new search
Hi Jamie!
I searched for Edna Ferber and got over 200 results. The books that she wrote
were displayed at the beginning, and there were many other references too--some
appropriate, and some not--like James Ferber.
Like you, I'm not finding this new search function that user friendly.
*smile* Guess there's a definite learning curve.
You're correct when you say it's impossible to know if a book is in the
collection without looking closely at every result. Am I missing something here?
Blessings.
Lynnsky
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamie Yates, CPhT
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 1:37 AM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: yikes on the new search
I just put in the author's last name like I normally would in the search box
and I was surprised that I got so many hits and then dismayed that most of them
were not even close.
You use it just like you used to use the search box. That's why I tried the
advanced search and it still gives way too many results that aren't even
relevant.
--
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