Institutional Knowledge

Meriam Library has announced the arrival of Multi-Search. This is an exciting new way to search the catalog as well as several online databases that we have access to like JSTOR and Academic Search. In the past students would have to search each journal database and our catalog separately. Now, everything is handled through a […]

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We’ve been tinkering with the campus search interface. Recently, we added a list of popular search terms from the previous day. It’s like a daily Zeitgeist right on the search page! Brilliant! Would something like this be helpful? Test out the new interface and let us know what you think! Go Search!

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Lets look at the Academic Calendar for fall 2006 for a moment. Would you rather have the page marked up with microformat hcal information, have the information available as XML (RSS & Atom), or in iCal format?

Me? I’d take XML first…but then I’m an edge case.

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Wherein we hope they found what they were looking for.

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Wherein we crunch numbers.

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Try it yourself.

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Wherein we describe visual design.

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Georgina Hibberd hit the nail on the head.

Go read the full article for yourself, I’m sure it’s what most of us are thinking these days.

To quickly summarize:

Keep it simple
Know your audience
Keep it un-uglified
You can’t please everyone and there will always be someone/group that’s unhappy. It’s a fact of life so target the largest audience […]

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Wherein we spot seasonal trends.

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Wherein we cry “our kingdom for a map!”

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