Regarding the search by course name — this search doesn’t seem to be working in regular MIDCAT either. We’ll look into this (perhaps Bryan is already looking into it0, and we’ll probably need your help!

In an earlier post, you requested that we include the option to search by faculty name. We plan to add that search window sometime after launch.

-Good idea about adding a “Main Menu” link to the “Catalog” tab, and adding some clarification to the “Reserves” tab.
-We’ll experiment with something different for the Subject Guides node in the sidebar. Bryan is going to try to make it smaller by changing it to a drop-down menu like the one at http://midd2.middlebury.edu/academics/lib/research/db-subject. I’ve just moved it higher (above “Ask a Librarian”) in anticipation. I think the photo gallery on the left is important because it adds some color and interest and makes the text in the center of the page maybe a little more inviting.
-We’ve considered not using a form in the “Ask a Librarian” node but really want to try it in case it increases the likelihood that people will write. Feedback from others is welcome.
-I think it’s good to be consistent with other college pages. Users (hopefully) will come to understand that larger, colored text explains what the site is all about. The larger text also makes the whole page a little more interesting, I think. I understand what you’re saying about scrolling though. Other feedback is welcome on this.

Thanks for all of your ideas!

Type the course number (e.g. AMST0245) then press the Enter key or click the button

[search box and button]

Search by Instructor Name

Find electronic reserve readings – ERes

For Faculty

Also I’m glad you’ve responded to Kellam’s request for a link to E-Res. Could there be some additonal wording to clarify that the searches below that are for print or media reserves? In the past I’ve found some people confused by the separate ways one has to search.

Also, is it possible to move the Subject Guides widget above the fold? Perhaps you could replace the rotating photo on the left with the widget (or reduce the Ask a Librarian widget to link to the email form instead of providing it on screen). You could move the photo to the carosel??

And I’m sure this will never happen, but I’ll mention it anyways. I know its the college style to use that big font for lead paragraphs, but I think the message would actually look nicer if it were a smaller font and not the initial light green. It would also eat up less space so you might see what’s below without scrolling.

Otherwise the site is a great improvement and sure looks better!

Thanks to you and the Dig Coll Team for your responses. I think I need a little clarification on a few points, so I’ll give you a call. I can respond to your “Made by Midd” question right away though.

We still want to find a place for “Made by Midd” (feature for College Archives) on the front page, but we haven’t figured out where to put it. It was going to be in the juicebar, but we’ve abandoned the juicebar for various reasons (it took up a lot of space, it can’t display RSS feeds, it does basically the same thing as the carousel, etc.). Finding a place for “Made by Midd” is on our post-launch list of things to do.