[WEB4LIB] RE: link annotations

[Steve Cramer]

Yes, it is a worthwhile article. For example, on page 365, the authors discuss 
how most library web sites are organized by format, "...structured much like 
the physical library and read like the direction board in a physical library 
(e.g. the catalog, the indexes, the journal collection, etc.)." They later 
assert that users (unlike librarians) don't usually approach information needs 
in terms of tools or formats. The authors provide more kindling for those who 
would like to organize their library homepage in a more user-orientated 
approach, like by subject.

--Steve

On Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:33:12 -0700 (PDT) SusanM.Brown at mail.state.ky.us wrote:

> There is an interesting article in College and Research Libraries.
> "Usability of the Academic Library Web Site: Implications for Design,"
> Louise McGillis and Elaine G. Toms, July 2001, p 355-366.
> 
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> Susan
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Steve Cramer
Business Librarian
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
smcramer at uncg.edu
336-256-0346