UI Designs for Books

[ludmilamarian]

These are the last designs for books. Any feedback is welcomed.

Book_DetailedView.pdf
Book_Homepage.pdf
Book_Search.pdf

[egabancho]

cc @agentilb

[lnielsen]

In general the new UI looks very nice. Just two tiny comments usability which there may or may be not be a good reason for: 1) I find the two search fields (top bar + facets) confusing in search-2.pdf and 2) The "Chapters in this book" and "I want to purchase a personal copy of this book" I wouldn't expect to find in the lower bottom corner.

[ludmilamarian]

@lnielsen thanks for the feedback! I have just updated the designs (for some reason the initial upload contained the first iteration).

Comment 1): a few people complained, we will be removing the search in the facets.
Comment 2): it should already be taken into account in the new designs that I have uploaded.

[agentilb]

This design is really nice.

A few comments from my side:

1. Book_detailedview:

• Some information need to be displayed together with the title and the authors: Edition, year and publisher. The rest can go under "Information".
• The link "Purchase a copy" where it is located might be misleading for the users. It should be "Purchase a personal copy" and should probably be in a separate box.

2. Book_Search:

• When there is no print copy available or all copy are on loan, it should be made clear for the users that they can request it already at this level. If they do not go on the detailed view, they do not see this option.
• The facet should include other criteria: year, publisher, availability and medium.

3. Book_Homepage:

• We should find somewhere the links we sent you: Check your loans, Access the CERN Library electronic resources from outside CERN, Request a document from another Library, Suggest a book for the Library collection, Buy a document for your personal collection, Library website, Library contact
  (Also for Book_Search)
• We will suggest another text than "Wellcome to the CERN Library" and another image (those are periodicals and not books :-)
• I find the box in the middle with the suggested title a bit big compared to the search box