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Report from Designing 4 Digital – A Library UX conference
This week I attended Designing For Digital, a new library UX conference held in Austin, TX. The brainchild of Judy Siegel and Bonnie Tijerina, D4D aims to: “educate and expose library and information...
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They love the library (and Google too) – Findings from the “Research...
Last week my colleague Odile Harter and I presented at Designing For Digital, a library UX conference. We shared preliminary findings from our ongoing user study we call the “Research Confession...
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Usable Library of the Month – Stratford Public Library
This month’s usable library is: Stratford Public Library, Ontario What I like: Accessibility options at the top of every page include “change contrast” and “accessibility feedback” Responsive,...
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Usable Library of the Month – Saint Mary’s College of Maryland
This month’s usable library is: Saint Mary’s College of Maryland What I like: Prominent single search box on homepage with tagline “find better answers in the library’s collections” Clean,...
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Usable Library of the Month – Malden Public Library
This month’s usable library is: Malden Public Library, MA What I like: Recently redesigned site – big improvement over previous site Responsive, mobile-friendly Good use of WordPress Nice integration...
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Usable Library of the Month – University of Toronto
This month’s usable library is: University of Toronto What I like: New site launched in May, 2015. For a comparison, see old site snapshot at the Internet Archive. Search upgraded from tabbed to...
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Usable Library of the Month – Luther College
This month’s usable library is: Luther College, Iowa What I like: Easy to understand, jargon-free explanations for Finding Primary Sources, Evaluating Internet sites, Check for print or Electronic...
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Usable Library of the Month – Baldwin Public Library, MI
This month’s usable library is: Baldwin Public Library, Birmingham, MI What I like: Recent redesign Responsive Drupal site Clear distinction between website and catalog search Link icon indicate when a...
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Usable Library of the Month – Boston College
This month’s usable library is: Boston College Library What I like: Newly redesigned, fully responsive site uses LibGuides CMS Search results returned in “bento-box” style, with articles and books...
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To Bento or Not to Bento – Displaying search results
Many academic institutions – including my own – have moved to a “bento-box” style search result display: a single search box that returns side-by-side results from multiple library search tools, e.g.,...
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