Dynamic Query Suggestions Comes to DocuTicker: Beta Test of LookAhead Goes Live
DocuTicker Begins Beta Test of LookAhead Dynamic Query Suggestion Technology from SurfWax
As many of you know (at least we hope you know) DocuTicker is ResourceShelf's sister site where we post even more full text reports and documents from government agencies, ngo's, think tanks, and other groups. Beginning today, we've added a new feature called LookAhead that allows you to find results "as you type" from the DocuTicker archives. At the moment, using DocuTicker LookAhead gives you access to about three weeks of data with more archived posts coming soon. Keep in mind that it's a beta and at this Unlike other services that simply tell you the number of hits as you type, clicking a dynamically generated LookAhead link will take you to a specific posting from the DocuTicker archives. We still have some kinks to work out -- if you find any, please let us know -- but if all goes as planned, we'll formally announce the feature in a week or two. For more on LookAhead technology, its many features and dynamic query suggestions in general, take a look at this SEW article that Gary wrote last September. We think it's easy to see how this technology could be useful in many search situations, including OPACS and traditional info databases.
How It Works:
1) Find the LookAhead Search Box on the right side of the Docuticker Home Page.
2) Begin entering the first letters of a keyword for what you're hoping to find. Made a typo? Just backspace. Want to add more keywords? Just start typing them.
3) As you type, titles of posts from the last two weeks of DocuTicker will appear.
4) Click on any suggested entry that looks good and you'll be taken directly to that post.
Note that since you're searching the actual DocuTicker archive as you type, there is no need to click a search button.
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