Location information on library/institution webpages

macneil bruce library bpmacnei at library.uwaterloo.ca
Tue Apr 9 08:33:57 EDT 1996


Well there you go, one of our staff members thought I'd get some response 
on this one and indicates to me that they are in the process of revising 
our homepage and in a new section 'About the Library' will add the 
relevant information. 
Just goes to show you how valuable my one vote was (:-)
Steve our link is to UWinfo which is our campus wide info system. That's 
where the info about the University is located. 

Bruce MacNeil
Associate Librarian
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON  N2L 3G1
bpmacnei at library.uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x2112



On Mon, 8 Apr 1996, Steve Harding wrote:

> One of the problems with the web is that many people think linearly.  It is
> assumed that folks will always step through the pages to get to what they
> want.  Even though you may have an "About our site" page or site information
> on your initial page, you cannot assume that the reader did not access the
> page directly.
> 
> Secondly, if your pages are accessible from the 'outside' world, you should
> not assume that you are creating for your own community.  If they are only
> accessible from within your community, that is another thing, and the point
> is moot.
> 
> Do you have a link to your 'ABOUT the University of ...' section?
> 
> s
> 



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