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New Library Web Site
Visitors to the library's Web site will see great improvements
in the functionality and design of its main pages at www.library.yale.edu.
The newly designed site organizes the library's resources and services
into four distinctive sections: Research Tools, About the Library,
Libraries and Collections, and Library Services. In addition, a
search in Orbis, the online catalog, is possible from the main page.
An eye-catching "bookmark" on the right highlights the
"Quick Links"--fast access to Borrower Account information
and frequently used services such as renewing books and requesting
materials from other libraries.
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There is also a section for library-related news. Designed by the
New Haven firm AHDesign, the new Web site incorporates thematic
colors with images from the gorgeous leaded glass windows in Sterling
Memorial Library. The organization of the site was developed over
the course of nine months by a library task force, using surveys,
usability tests, and open forums to determine the needs of students,
staff, faculty and visitors. The new site brings more information
to the forefront and combines the functions of the old "Front
Door," designed for visitors and novice users, and the "Research
Workstation," where the electronic databases and research offerings
were collected.
The new site debuted on June 5, with the conversion of the hundreds
of Research Workstation pages and many other sections of the library
Web site to follow over the summer. Please visit and let us know
what you think of the new format. Your feedback helps us improve
this critical service.
Nota Bene: News from the Yale Library Volume XV, Number 2 (Spring
2001)
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