Preliminary
This page is being used to capture thinking about use cases for potential vignettes to support incorporation of library-related information, data, or services into a Sakai 3 page. The information on this page is very preliminary at this point.
What is a vignette?
The term vignette is being used on this page with the same meaning as on the general Sakai Potential Vignette Use Cases page, i.e. interchangeable with gadget or widget.
Add citation(s) to a page
Authoring experience
- Multiple possible modes of entering citations:
- Direct entry of citations via a form
- Import existing citations from tools such as EndNote, RefWorks, Zotero, and others
- Cut-and-paste of existing citations in standard formats (MLA, Chicago, etc.)
- Search library resources through metasearch, Google, Google Scholar, other sources
- Embed an existing Citation List from Resources tool
Viewing experience
- May see full list of citations or only partial list with link to view full list in new page/window
- Ability to sort
- Ability to export to various formats and tools
Add a library search box to a page
- Embed a search box that searches a preselected set of databases
- Search executed via metasearch
- Results display in new window?
- Native metasearch interface and/or Sakai-provided interface?
- What can users do with results?
- Embed a search box that searches the library's OPAC or WorldCat Local
- Results display in new window - native OPAC/WorldCat interface?
Add a library database list to a page
- Select from a list of databases organized by subject category to generate an embedded database list
- Default to subject category based on course site metadata (e.g. department)?
Add librarian contact information to a page
- Just use generic Sakai person info embedding widget?
Add a librarian chat box to a page
- Support for native Sakai chat, Meebo, other tools?
- Relationship to librarian contact info widget?
Add a constrained search to a page
- Select a set of databases and enter a query to create an embedded search link
- Search executed via metasearch?