During the week since the new website has launched you many have noticed slow page-load times, especially when logged in and saving edits. For the past week the Web Application Development team and our colleagues in Central Systems & Network Services have been working to improve the performance of the site and prevent low performance […]…Continue Reading Website Improvements #3: Better Performance
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Quick-Start Guide for new library web site
Our updated Quick-Start Guide to Library Research [pdf] provides:
a screenshot “map” of research resources in the new library web site
step-by-step instructions for finding journal articles
We often use this guide as a handout in research workshops. It prints on one page, double-sided. Please use it and distribute it widely!
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Website Improvements #2: Custom Redirects
Our GO service has been and will continue to be our supported way for maintaining permalinks to resources. By publishing GO links to resources online and in print, you are able to move your resources to new homes (such as a different location in the new site, a blog, or a wiki) and update the […]…Continue Reading Website Improvements #2: Custom Redirects
Website Improvements #1: Reducing home page load time by 80%
Now that the new www.middlebury.edu site is live, we’ll be making continuous updates to improve the design, interface, and performance of the site. After launching the site, the most obvious area requiring improvement was load time for the homepage. Even on campus, the page would take between 12-15 seconds to fully load. Most of this […]…Continue Reading Website Improvements #1: Reducing home page load time by 80%