"Comment" responses:
| This thing is great! |
| key databases for SIO are not returning results , specifically ASFA, Zoological Record and AAR |
| many db's timed out, looks like most searches used OR -- utterly useless! |
| kathryn gustafson, too rare subject. |
| Session timed out before I could see any of the retrieved results |
| Goto and more info do not function on my system |
| YUNUS;;_YAPALAK |
| I want to know which library has the TESOL Quarterly, Vol 9, No.1, March 1975. I can't get that information. |
| I got better results from aol! |
| could not get to full text for most articles |
| i love the idea behind searchlight, but it got "stuck" at 59 seconds. It timed out of all the useful databases. It has been getting "stuck" on 59 seconds for some time now. |
| this is hurribly designed interface. |
| need better search system |
"Other" responses:
| direct URL |
| netwatch in the journal Science |
| my friend told me about it |
| email message |
| YUNUS;;_YAPALAK |
| wax flowers |
| yahoo.com |
| enabling Java requires specific knowlege of the exact trusted site. Indiscriminate enabling of Java is a very poor security practice. You should provide the exact site name to use for the trusted site |
"Comment" responses:
| Aggregate journal vendors returned zero results on my search for "grey whales". I find it hard to believe that no journal articles contain these terms. |
| tho breif exper, seem little use to me. |
| YUNUS;;_YAPALAK |
| but could not access |
| some databases listed were new to me |
"Comment" responses:
| I started with limit to "Oceanography & Limnology" to manage results |
| didn't try |
"Comment" responses:
| it kept telling me it was miss spelled |
"Comment" responses:
| 3 times I tried to make it take 2 or 5 minutes; each time it took only 1 minute. Several dbs said "timeout" with no response. Why won't it take my time limit? |
| not seeing key databases in research area, will run modified search after submitting these comments |
"Comment" responses:
| as a librarian, and one of the Database Advisor interface team, I am very interested in Searchlight features and useability. Especially as compared to DBA at UCSD. |
| maybe i'll try. |
| Only if I can figure out how it works |
| I don't like It |
What additional features or content would make Searchlight useful?
| Sorting of results would be nice. Maybe I can do this now? |
| Searchlight "light" that does NOT search ejournals and the web. Books (catalogs) are fine, but the journal article databases are where my patrons really need to get citations. Aren't ejournal searches redundant? Use the entire screen width, and get rid of the forced grey area (fleru-de-lis) around the content areas (i.e. more real estate equals less scrolling). |
| (somehow) get more periodical indices? it's a "pain" to search thru the bound indices |
| I was unable to access any of the listed results from the results page. I don't know if the network was down or just very, very slow... but there was no way to tell whether the computer was even working on it. I just sat here for several minutes with no activity and then gave up. You should have some sort of message for the user-- like "trying to connect" or "unable to access" or any of the usual user-feedbacks on Netscape or Microsoft Explorer, etc. |
| Better instructions on how to configure trusted sites. Indiscrimiate enabling of scripts is a dumb practice which sophisticated users will not do. |
| I want to know which library at UCLA has the journal I am looking for. I know the Journal, the date, the article, etc. I just don't know the library. |
| Let one know if there is full text available |
| This is an interface so hard to use. |
| more advanced search software |
"Other" responses:
| University Professor (German) retired |
| extension, landscape arch student , in sf (cannot borrow from uc lib, "ouch!") |
| PSU Graduate Student |
| NYU Librarian |
| grape grower |
| University of Houston Graduate Student |
| UCLA Extension teacher, community professional |
| engineer |
| I in middle school |
| browser |
| Sonoma County Library staff |
| faculty |
"Other" responses:
| University of Cologne |
| Portland State University |
| Houston, Main Campus |
| I go to freamont middle school |
| chicago |
"Other" responses:
| landscape arch |
| Library & Information |
General Comments
| searches appear to be OR'd, despite claims that seach terms are AND'd. |
| Searchlight is useless to me without further information. |
| too hard to use, no access and I've ben researching one ting for fur days |
| I HATE YOU,YOU'ER BORING |
| Good idea to search multiple databases at once. Keep working on it! |
| Hi from Genny Engel, just demo'ing to other Sonoma County library staff |
| concept excellent see dialog one search of "best" firstsearch oclc etc., |