[WEB4LIB] advice please

[Martin Courtois]

A feature I'd like to see in your new forum is a regular critique of individual library
web sites, similar to the "Deconstructing" column on the last page of each
issue of Internet World.  I'm sure you could find several critics among
the members of this list that could provide useful insight on design of
library web sites.

I think it's great to start of forum on web usability, but I'm not sure I
understand the tie-in with electronic subscription resources.  Aren't
these two separate issues?

Marty

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Martin Courtois
Science/Engineering Librarian
Gelman Library
George Washington University
2130 H St., N.W.
Washington DC 20052
Phone: (202) 994-0684
FAX: (202) 463-6205
E-mail: courtois at gwu.edu

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?
k