Library Selector in OPAC

[Terran McCanna]

Suggested changes based on feedback from a usability study done by Mercer University:

It is very confusing for patrons to select an appropriate library from the dropdown list in the OPAC when there are a large number of systems/branches. Even if a patron knows the name and system of a branch, it can require a lot of scrolling. However, library patrons often don't know the name of the library system or the branch, especially if the branch is named after a person rather than a location. Several things could be done to improve this:

1) Allow type-ahead in the selector box to filter the list.

2) Integrate geolocation in some way to allow users to find the library they are looking for.

3) Once a user finds the library they wish to search, give user the option to save that location as their preferred/default search location (rather than requiring them to go to their user settings).

[Terran McCanna (tmccanna)]

Dusting this one off again - a type-ahead would be a good starting point.