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

[Garwood, Steve]

Well...

Although I'm not a huge fan of banner ads, I do know that I can generally
say one thing about most library websites that I've seen: BORING. The
"flashiness" of a banner ad isn't always something I'd want on my homepage,
but for some uses - introduction of new services, kids pages (they love that
moving stuff), or "emergency" notices, I think they're perfectly usable.

Besides banners don't need to be synonymous with garish (although I agree
that they usually are). 

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Sheppard [mailto:bboru at si.umich.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 3:32 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: BANaRAMA(sm): A Registry of Library Promotional
Banner


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_
> 
>   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.
> 
> _BANaRAMa(sm)_ is located at   
> 
> http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/Banarama.htm 
> 
> 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.
> 
>    I am most grateful to those who notified me of their efforts to enable
me to create BANaRAMa(sm)!
> 
> [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'!]
> 
> /Gerry McKiernan
> Theoretical Librarian
> Iowa State University
> Ames IA 50011
> 
> gerrymck at iastate.edu 
> 
>              "The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Advertize It"
>                                         With Apologies to Alan Kay
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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Brian Sheppard
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