Comment: Smart Search Synopsis

Dave Hooton
Dave Hooton MVP Posts: 35,767

The synopsis for factual data:

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1. The date and place are correct but are derived from the first result (above), especially month and day (the other results only show the year).

2. Please show the Title first to better match the results, which do not show Author.

3 .The last  Synopsis (#5) links the Article of the result i.e. "Augustine of Hippo" instead of the Title "Evangelical Dictionary of Theology". It might be a correct citation, but other results have the same Article name whereas  book Title is a more consistent reference to the result.

4. I don't see the point of listing  1 thru 5 at the top of the synopsis. Will you list 1 thru 20 for 20 results?

5. Consider numbering the results as a more direct reference from the synopsis.

Dave
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  • MJ. Smith
    MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 53,401

    2. Please show the Title first to better match the results, which do not show Author.

    I would prefer them to be in the footnote style for the style I've chosen in the Program settings.

    4. I don't see the point of listing  1 thru 5 at the top of the synopsis.

    It threw me a bit at first but aren't this simply the footnote indicators?

    Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."

  • Adam Borries (Logos)
    Adam Borries (Logos) Community Manager, Logos Employee Posts: 881

    2. Please show the Title first to better match the results, which do not show Author.

    3 .The last  Synopsis (#5) links the Article of the result i.e. "Augustine of Hippo" instead of the Title "Evangelical Dictionary of Theology". It might be a correct citation, but other results have the same Article name whereas  book Title is a more consistent reference to the result.

    Thanks, Dave. One of our design goals was to clearly communicate the source of the data. We debated quite a bit internally how to present that, and eventually settled on using the SBL Handbook citation style. 

    MJ. Smith said:

    I would prefer them to be in the footnote style for the style I've chosen in the Program settings.

    We considered this as well, and haven't ruled it out yet. 

    4. I don't see the point of listing  1 thru 5 at the top of the synopsis.

    Most synopses will have those footnote indicators sprinkled through the paragraph. For this factual query, all five resources agree, and thus all five are cited.

    Will you list 1 thru 20 for 20 results?

    As I noted on the other thread, we are always sending the AI the results from the top 5 resources. (Not necessarily the top 5 articles; if a resource has more than one article in the top results, we only send the first.)

  • Adam Borries (Logos)
    Adam Borries (Logos) Community Manager, Logos Employee Posts: 881

    5. Consider numbering the results as a more direct reference from the synopsis.

    I'm sorry, I'm not sure what this means. The citations are numbered in the order they are cited in the synopsis (which isn't apparent/ doesn't matter in this example).

  • Dave Hooton
    Dave Hooton MVP Posts: 35,767

    5. Consider numbering the results as a more direct reference from the synopsis.

    I'm sorry, I'm not sure what this means. The citations are numbered in the order they are cited in the synopsis (which isn't apparent/ doesn't matter in this example).

    You number the sources in the Synopsis, so I was thinking you could do the same for each result.  However, I doubt that is possible looking at the generation of the Synopsis.

    Dave
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  • Christian Alexander
    Christian Alexander Member Posts: 3,008 ✭✭

    How do I access the Smart Search Synopsis on Web App? I have Logos Desktop beta but not on web. Any advice on how to do this work?

  • Dave Hooton
    Dave Hooton MVP Posts: 35,767

    How do I access the Smart Search Synopsis on Web App? I have Logos Desktop beta but not on web. Any advice on how to do this work?

    https://community.logos.com/forums/t/223806.aspx

    Dave
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    Windows 11 & Android 13