Chicago Tool Library Search Improvements: Part 2
Quick wins
Now that we've identified some common problems, let's make the first steps toward solving them. First we'll focus on small, simple changes that will have an immediate impact.
Information Retrieval
Chicago Tool Library Search Improvements: Part 1
Identifying the problem(s)
An overview of the Circulate app and common problems with its search functionality. Not talking solutions yet, just seeing what types of problems exist. Plus, some constraints and limitations of a volunteer project with a shoestring budget.
Streamlit Hackathon: Exploring Chicago Datasets
I couldn't pass up an opportunity for some Streamlit swag!
Streamlit is hosting a hackathon to show off their new connections functionality. I built a simple app implementing semantic search to explore public datasets in the city of Chicago's Socrata open data platform.