[WEB4LIB] BANaRAMA(sm): A Registry of Library Promotional Banner Pages

[Brian Sheppard]

Is it just me, or does this seem unconscionable to others? Why inflict
banner ads on anyone, let alone library users? For in-house machines, I
would hope that good ad-blocking software is available to users as a tool
for streamlining information access. For others, there should at least be
the option of being served 'clean' pages.

Respectfully,
Brian




On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, Gerry Mckiernan wrote:

>       _BANaRAMA(sm): A Registry of Library Promotional Banner Pages_
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>   I am pleased to announce the establishment of _BANaRAMa(sm): A Registry of Library Promotional Banner Pages_. BANaRAMa(sm) has been established to serve as a resource for libraries who seek examples of banner 'ads' or scrawling or scrolling text ro promote library services, resources, or collection.
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> _BANaRAMa(sm)_ is located at   
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> http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/Banarama.htm 
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> While only a handful of sites have been reported to date, my hope is that the site will encourage others to report their efforts and stimulate still others to consider banner 'ads' for their library's web site.
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>    I am most grateful to those who notified me of their efforts to enable me to create BANaRAMa(sm)!
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> [BTW: Is anyone aware of multimedia banner 'ads' that include streaming audio and/or video? I would expect that such 'ads' should exist!
> [Think about the possibilities of streaming audio/video *library* banner 'ads'!]
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> /Gerry McKiernan
> Theoretical Librarian
> Iowa State University
> Ames IA 50011
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> gerrymck at iastate.edu 
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>              "The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Advertize It"
>                                         With Apologies to Alan Kay
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Brian Sheppard
bboru at mail.si.umich.edu