As you know, the University will launch a redesigned web site in the near future. The current Library web design is five years old and, while we have made significant progress in moving content to a database-driven model, the overall design and architecture are in need of a thorough overhaul. We expect that this redesign will be closely aligned with the new University model. At this point in the process Web Services needs your help in identifying content that does not meet users’ needs. We are also in the process of redesigning the staff web and welcome your thoughts on content to retain or withdraw from the old site. We are particularly looking for input on:
– corrections and updates
– hard-coded information that can be replaced with database queries (e-resources, collections, hours, staff)
– content that can be removed permanently or ‘archived’ in some fashion
– print content that needs to be translated for the web
– content that needs to be reoriented from an organizational to a user perspective
– existing content that needs to be completely repackaged
– content that MUST be retained
– publicly accessible content more appropriate for a staff intranet
Below are links to the main directories on the library web divided up according to departmental ‘ownership’. Please review the pages in these directories in the next 6-8 weeks. We are happy to receive feedback in the format most
convenient for your group including during a face-to-face meeting. A tool that may be helpful in gauging page use
is a web stats program at: http://www.brown.edu/cgi-local/parse-stats.pl. Enter the URL for any page on the www.brown.edu
server and retrieve statistics for a two-month period.
Administration:
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/depts/
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/publications
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/MODEL
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/friends (recently updated)
Gateway:
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/services
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/faq
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/help/
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/policies/
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/libs/ (Rock, Sciences)
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/RefStaf
Preservation:
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/Preservation/
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/libs/annex/ (new site)
Scholarly: [Rosemary Cullen has already reviewed most SR-related pages for accuracy.]
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/libs/ (Hay, Orwig, Art Slide, Annmary Brown)
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/collections/
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/exhibits/
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/disgroups/
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/govdocs/
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/copyright/
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/courses/
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/HayStaff/
Systems & Media Services:
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/depts/tech/
http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Media_Services/ (site revision in process)
Technical Services:
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/Catalog/
Shared Ownership:
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/catalogs/
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/instruction/
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/forms
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/memberships/
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/staff/