Planning for a New Library Website

The St. Lawrence University Libraries are in the process of developing a new website. The new website is scheduled to be "published" on August 6th, 2008.   As part of this process we are inviting students, faculty and staff to provide input regarding features that will make for an effective research experience. Questions? contact Eric Williams-Bergen.

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Please consider taking a look at what other college and university libraries' websites look like and how they function. You can either visit our comparison institutions' websites or expand out to other websites by using the Libraries on the Web service to get quick access.

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Recent Suggestions

Trinity College

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Here is a link to Trinity College/Library. I really like the clarity of the front page. You know right away if you are looking for a book or electronic resource via database or title.
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staff member

how to videos and highlighting "Journal Indexes and Databases" link!

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I think it would be very helpful to have "how to" short videos or text for students to figure out how to get around library links and other software like ref works. Personally i think the colors of the current website are kind of dull, so using more interesting colors and pictures will really motivate the students to visit the site more often! Also finding space on the main page and squeezing in the "Journal Indexes and Databases" would be an upper!, or maybe highlighting the link or even making it big enough to see would be great!!.
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undergraduate student

Chicago Manual of Style on line

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I think the library should subscribe to the online version of the Chicago Manual of Style. The current link and the one page handout from the writing center only provide limited example without sufficient explanation.
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faculty member

Pop up Polls

Description: 
The Colby College website makes use of pop up polls after you click on a specific link. For example, I clicked on Help with Assignments and a pop up poll asked me to pick the best name for this link. Spontaneous feedback when you're unsure you presented something in the best way. Kind of nice.
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HOW DO I...drop down box

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I like the HOW DO I... drop down box Hobart William Smith uses on its library homepage.  This might be a good way to present library tutorials - as answers to HOW DO I questions. 
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faculty member

Current news and hours

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A spot on the opening library page for current ever changing information, i.e., hours during spring break, a link to our newest acquisitions (perhaps), publicizing open workshops to learn how to use search databases, welcoming new librarians or library staff, etc...
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undergraduate student
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