[WEB4LIB] advice please

[J.M. Latham]

Liz, I don't know of any resource but I agree with your basic premise.

Vendors have seized on HTML as a reason not to pursue interface design.  I
don't think anyone is doing research these days on how to continue to
expoit technolgoy to serve the end-user.  Too many times I have heard "We
give you the ability to design your own interface!"  Well, not too many of
us have much sense when it comes to interface design.

I think we need to begin to pressure vendors to deliver what we want,
instead of accepting what they will deliver.

Joyce

On Thu, 22 Mar 2001, Liz Linton wrote:

> My interest is in starting a forum/website for issues
> pertaining to usability and library electronic subscription resources.
> 
> Over and over again I am shocked at the egregious violations of basic
> usability that librarians and their patrons are asked to endure by the
> various vendors.
> Sloppy, shoddy and unacceptable interfaces are the rule
> rather than the exception.
> 
> My question is this - As far as you know, is there
> already such a resource in place? (If so, I haven't located it.) 
> 
> If there is not already such a creature for librarians, what are some of
> the features you'd like to see incorporated into such a site?
> 
> Thank you in advance for your time and thoughts.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Liz Linton
> Electronic Resources Librarian
> Sweet Briar College
> 
> http://www.cochran.sbc.edu
> http://gos.sbc.edu
>