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12 ways to improve databases ideas and wishes for making databases ubiquitous for 21st century researchersbuffy hamilton || @buffyjhamilton || december 2009  image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/jkohen/385744651/sizes/o/
1 the ability to export bibliographic information to K12 and open source citation managers, such as noodletools, zotero, and citeulike
2 visualization of search results in all searches of a vendor’s databases, not just one database search experience, to enhance brainstorming
3 consistency in the appearance of social sharing features across all vendor platforms and searches Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/eole/467858863/sizes/l/
4 smoother RSS integration into information portals like netvibes and google reader Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/hundreds/518303954/sizes/o/
5 more social media options for social media sharing on the “share this” menu
6 the ability for users to create a custom and seamless search experience comparable to tools like google books and google news  Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/davefayram/3468975506/sizes/l/
7 the ability for users to see tags/tag clouds and to search by tags (think library thing, aquabrowser) for searches and within specific articles Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/oceanflynn/366423504/sizes/o/
8 pull from a more diverse pool of social media resources, including video, podcasts, twitter feeds, and blogs
9 incorporate an article rating system similar to amazon
10 incorporate a helplet video tutorial library within each database  for help on demand
11 incorporate a suggested spelling feature Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/benjibot/3512539800/sizes/o/
12 create simple, clean, and easy to use search experiences that emphasize the joy of discovery
contact information buffy.hamilton@gmail.com http://twitter.com/buffyjhamilton

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12 Ways To Improve Databases

  • 1. 12 ways to improve databases ideas and wishes for making databases ubiquitous for 21st century researchersbuffy hamilton || @buffyjhamilton || december 2009 image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/jkohen/385744651/sizes/o/
  • 2. 1 the ability to export bibliographic information to K12 and open source citation managers, such as noodletools, zotero, and citeulike
  • 3. 2 visualization of search results in all searches of a vendor’s databases, not just one database search experience, to enhance brainstorming
  • 4. 3 consistency in the appearance of social sharing features across all vendor platforms and searches Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/eole/467858863/sizes/l/
  • 5. 4 smoother RSS integration into information portals like netvibes and google reader Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/hundreds/518303954/sizes/o/
  • 6. 5 more social media options for social media sharing on the “share this” menu
  • 7. 6 the ability for users to create a custom and seamless search experience comparable to tools like google books and google news Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/davefayram/3468975506/sizes/l/
  • 8. 7 the ability for users to see tags/tag clouds and to search by tags (think library thing, aquabrowser) for searches and within specific articles Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/oceanflynn/366423504/sizes/o/
  • 9. 8 pull from a more diverse pool of social media resources, including video, podcasts, twitter feeds, and blogs
  • 10. 9 incorporate an article rating system similar to amazon
  • 11. 10 incorporate a helplet video tutorial library within each database for help on demand
  • 12. 11 incorporate a suggested spelling feature Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/benjibot/3512539800/sizes/o/
  • 13. 12 create simple, clean, and easy to use search experiences that emphasize the joy of discovery
  • 14. contact information buffy.hamilton@gmail.com http://twitter.com/buffyjhamilton