Recommendations

Why did this happen?

Good:	People want the info, and many find it
Bad:	Design and publicity of NSDI search
Ugly:	Users don't make optimal choices, just ones that work Fact of Life #2 from Don't make me think by Steve Krug

So what should we do?

• Put your metadata on the web
• Build browse and local search interfaces
• Use consistent keywords, <meta> tags
• Keep running Z39.50 if you do now
  • Not difficult to maintain
  • Original motivation still true
  • Wait for FGDC to build better search interfaces?