tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post2840077718164104609..comments2023-11-22T02:49:34.600-06:00Comments on A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette: Web site, Designing your libraryJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028088897973151439noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-67273105365414639362013-02-12T22:10:32.990-06:002013-02-12T22:10:32.990-06:00Ahh. Old post, same problem still going on though....Ahh. Old post, same problem still going on though. I've worked in libraries for years and have a great handle on public service, having worked both general reference and also special collections. I have a very clear idea of how people use libraries and interact with library websites. I am also a web designer with several years' of experience and education. I was hired two years ago toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-86947091259735186222010-01-20T16:07:37.164-06:002010-01-20T16:07:37.164-06:00This. And the reference librarians stare at each o...<a href="http://www.powerlibrary.org/Interface/POWER.asp?ID=PL3408" rel="nofollow">This</a>. And the reference librarians stare at each other and wonder why the kids don't use the library's databases. Do you think a 14 year old will look at this and even know these ARE databases?The Scrivener Colliderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16438984936360543473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-5937875208188203412009-10-26T22:19:38.289-05:002009-10-26T22:19:38.289-05:00First of all, I love your commentary! It's ve...First of all, I love your commentary! It's very humorous and relatable as a fellow library worker. I know exactly what you mean about the web sites. Why do many libraries have such boring, lame web sites? Many people already want to yawn when you mention the word "library."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890876036557843155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-35646394469972164782009-10-05T05:35:40.218-05:002009-10-05T05:35:40.218-05:00I like your article very much and I must say, all ...I like your article very much and I must say, all these tips can be very helpful for <a rel="dofollow" href="http://www.eluneart.com" rel="nofollow">web design</a>Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15885510974218130371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-15229114546795045062009-08-18T06:02:59.151-05:002009-08-18T06:02:59.151-05:00Interesting Job!
Web DesignInteresting Job!<br /><a href="http://www.jeemsolutions.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow">Web Design</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-11594135268392852402009-08-03T10:32:35.820-05:002009-08-03T10:32:35.820-05:00It's not a library, but it was designed by com...It's not a library, but it was designed by committee:<br />http://ringling.org/Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055920476215379917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-14339582151637488962009-07-01T07:04:24.371-05:002009-07-01T07:04:24.371-05:00Thanks for sharing this info post.Thanks for sharing this info post.Offshore Outsourcinghttp://www.contussupport.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-26614711463833407242009-06-26T12:02:16.178-05:002009-06-26T12:02:16.178-05:00Check out http://www.uakron.edu/libraries/bierce_s...Check out http://www.uakron.edu/libraries/bierce_scitech/research_tools/<br /><br />Layers of abstraction between the users and resources now! Note that we're not searching for information at this point, but rather what tools to use to get the information. "Tags" supplied by subject librarians, when they actually choose to create tags.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-52820868289960165862009-06-08T01:10:30.894-05:002009-06-08T01:10:30.894-05:00Your blog is very nice... i like your blog ....Your blog is very nice... i like your blog ....website design,web designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359741526562690396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-45557084610402295462009-05-29T23:13:23.133-05:002009-05-29T23:13:23.133-05:00Our library has been working on a redesign for yea...Our library has been working on a redesign for years, with a committee and a real-life web designer. Yes that "years" is totally plural.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-32516317779338503542009-05-22T15:06:12.583-05:002009-05-22T15:06:12.583-05:00I showed this post in our meeting about the librar...I showed this post in our meeting about the library redesign. And they proceeded to continue to talk about why the design was bad. Because people won't know they can find "document services" under the Get Articles tab. Oh fer feck sake!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-35941587402812717392009-05-11T10:22:00.000-05:002009-05-11T10:22:00.000-05:00I am a web designer who has 13 years experience of...I am a web designer who has 13 years experience of working with extremely high profile blue chip companies on all manner of portals, management systems, databases, and interactive interface design.<br /><br />I took a job in an academic library, foolishly thinking that the skills and knowledge I had previously acquired would be useful.<br /><br />I now spend my time making text bold. Sometimes I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-48600719133978213262009-05-06T15:56:00.000-05:002009-05-06T15:56:00.000-05:00Our library website was librarian-designed. It is ...Our library website was librarian-designed. It is so bad that a student in a user study remarked that it "looked like it was designed by someone in her basic HTML class." Bad enough that our dept. (archives)got permission to hire real web designers to create our portion of the website.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-48924175141322210312009-05-06T12:40:00.000-05:002009-05-06T12:40:00.000-05:00I'm the Web Librarian, but I worked with a committ...I'm the Web Librarian, but I worked with a committee to redesign the library's website. Obviously everyone had different skill levels in web usage and building. We did a lot of reading on the current trends in library web design, conducted a usability study on the old and newly revamped websites, and should be going live with the new design this summer. I think everyone's opinions from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-66410978945174553402009-05-05T14:49:00.000-05:002009-05-05T14:49:00.000-05:00Anonymous @ 1:15 p.m. ... do you work at my librar...Anonymous @ 1:15 p.m. ... do you work at my library? I think our website re-design is being run by non-librarians, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-83771543910370148192009-05-05T12:15:00.000-05:002009-05-05T12:15:00.000-05:00Apparently, our Intranet and library's front page ...Apparently, our Intranet and library's front page are being moved to Drupal and redesigned in the process. No clue how that's all going, since library staff aren't included in the process. This promises to be interesting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-45784343529816886652009-05-04T18:34:00.000-05:002009-05-04T18:34:00.000-05:00We are redesigning the website also. We are going ...We are redesigning the website also. We are going to have graphics of...drum roll...books. Scroll over the books and they will pop up with links. Who wuda thunk it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-81465505506918757342009-05-04T18:24:00.000-05:002009-05-04T18:24:00.000-05:00http://libweb.uoregon.edu/faculty/
Haven't yet me...http://libweb.uoregon.edu/faculty/<br /><br />Haven't yet met a person who can navigate this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-32570819386975100802009-05-04T16:49:00.000-05:002009-05-04T16:49:00.000-05:00@Piratininga: True that you probably cannot make y...@Piratininga: True that you probably cannot make your OPAC look like your WordPress site, but as an alternative, you could always make your WordPress look like the OPAC! All you have to do is replicate the hideous header design found in most OPACS and voila! Integration in giant air quotes!E.Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171575495218884105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-83036437988792593652009-05-04T15:13:00.000-05:002009-05-04T15:13:00.000-05:00Content of committee's final report: Over the las...<B>Content of committee's final report:</B> Over the last 10 months, we reviewed and tested all the designs for the web site that were offered. Since they didn't look like our current web site, we decided that they would confuse our users, so we voted to retain our 'tried and true' web site design. We will disband the committee after our next meeting, in which we want to constitute a committeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-39299582314634136062009-05-04T08:52:00.000-05:002009-05-04T08:52:00.000-05:00just doing it right now. Started thinking what was...just doing it right now. Started thinking what was importat to have on the landing/home page, and that was pretty much it. Trying to avoid librarian lexicon. Using woprdpress as CMS, unable to integrate with the OPAC, so we are only creating a link to the catalog. Hosting on a small local server. Trying to making online presence most visible and useful as possible: twitter, facebook, orkut (big morenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786685614943676971noreply@blogger.com