We’ve made several changes to the WordPress platform, known on-campus as sites.middlebury.edu. Hey! You’re there right now! New Header Soon, we will update the design of the header so that a small bar appears across every blog we host with some useful links. This design is modeled on blogger.com and its purpose is to foster […]…Continue Reading New WordPress Themes Available
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MiddLab
http://go.middlebury.edu/middlab
MiddLab is a new section of Middlebury’s website with no precedent: an academic network, uniting all of the… blah, blah blah.
Truth is, MiddLab has been hard for us to explain ever since we heard the idea. A research network featuring discussions and blogs, and linking together disciplinary themes? How does that […]…Continue Reading MiddLab
Comparison between LIS old & new sites
In addition to the summaries provided by Ian, I’d like to add two more graphs. First results from LIS staff:
Now LIS student employees:
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LIS Website – Student Survey Results & Recommendations
I’ve compiled the results from the LIS Website Team’s survey of LIS students workers where we asked about familiarity with areas of the LIS website and knowledge of web technologies. This was a shorter survey than the staff version with 20 students responding to the 2009 version and 17 completed 2010 surveys. Before I present […]…Continue Reading LIS Website – Student Survey Results & Recommendations
LIS Website – Staff Survey Results
Thanks to all the LIS staff who responded to the LIS Website Team’s survey! There were 63 responses to our 2009 survey, prior to the redesign of the LIS Website, and 24 responses to our more recent survey, after the launch of the new site. In this post, I will share some of the results […]…Continue Reading LIS Website – Staff Survey Results
Website Improvements #3: Better Performance
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
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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