[WEB4LIB] icons/images for email reference service

[Gillian Wiseman]

No, when I created an icon for our library catalog, the patrons could never
find it. It was a picture of an old-fashioned library catalog cabinet, with
one drawer open partway, and the library cards showing. It had the words
"Click Here for Library Catalog" around it. Patrons said "Oh, I thought it
was an ad for furniture" (!). 

I am going to be switching to a new icon in future; a book open in front of
a computer screen. Maybe it will be more obvious?? Anybody have any better
suggestions?

Gillian Wiseman
Electronic Resources Librarian
Waco-McLennan County Library

-----Original Message-----
From: Atwater-Singer, Margaret
To: Multiple recipients of list
Sent: 2/22/02 4:42 PM
Subject: [WEB4LIB] icons/images for email reference service

Hi.  

I've been asked to create an icon/image for our Ask-A-Librarian email
ref
service.  I would like to icon to be intuitive and that's where I get
stumped.  Does anyone use an icon/image for their email service?  

Cheers,
Margaret

M a r g a r e t    A t w a t e r - S i n g e r
Reference/Instruction Librarian
University of Evansville
1800 Lincoln Avenue
Evansville, IN  47722
812-479-2487
ma35 at evansville.edu