Comments on: Yay! I’m not stupid http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/yay-im-not-stupid Information architecture, interaction design and much more Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:18:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Sylvie Noel http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/yay-im-not-stupid#comment-291 Sylvie Noel Mon, 19 Apr 2004 16:51:06 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/yay-im-not-stupid#comment-291 I had never noticed this behaviour before, but you're right: I tried a couple of local universities, and searches on "ergonomics" in the title did not return Applied Ergonomics, even though they had the journal. However, I am happy to report that my alma mater's (Universite de Montreal) library actually got it right. So there is hope. I had never noticed this behaviour before, but you’re right: I tried a couple of local universities, and searches on “ergonomics” in the title did not return Applied Ergonomics, even though they had the journal.

However, I am happy to report that my alma mater’s (Universite de Montreal) library actually got it right. So there is hope.

]]> By: donna maurer http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/yay-im-not-stupid#comment-290 donna maurer Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:23:47 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/yay-im-not-stupid#comment-290 ahah...thanks As someone who spends a lot of study time buried in journals & the ACM library, I hope so too! ahah…thanks

As someone who spends a lot of study time buried in journals & the ACM library, I hope so too!

]]> By: Alexander http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/yay-im-not-stupid#comment-289 Alexander Mon, 19 Apr 2004 02:26:43 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/yay-im-not-stupid#comment-289 Of course you're asking for the wrong thing. You are assuming we developers can assume what you're looking for, and hence you get it all wrong. What you *really* want is the first word, the best word, the no. 1 word. The rest of the words are of a lower grade, and really not all that interesting. C'mon, common sense, this. Ahem. Anyways, part of this problem is that most libraries don't index journals and not just because they don't index them any good. For some strange reason, journals aren't a high priority to libraries, but they might be. Soon. I hope. Of course you’re asking for the wrong thing. You are assuming we developers can assume what you’re looking for, and hence you get it all wrong. What you *really* want is the first word, the best word, the no. 1 word. The rest of the words are of a lower grade, and really not all that interesting. C’mon, common sense, this.

Ahem. Anyways, part of this problem is that most libraries don’t index journals and not just because they don’t index them any good. For some strange reason, journals aren’t a high priority to libraries, but they might be. Soon. I hope.

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