USQ: University of Southern Queensland

Will they goggle if we look like Google? Exploring a new paradigm for the USQ Library Home Page

Lowe, Deidre and Hunter, Alison (2003) Will they goggle if we look like Google? Exploring a new paradigm for the USQ Library Home Page. In: EDUCAUSE in Australasia, 6-8 May 2003, Adelaide, Australia. (Unpublished)

Metadata

Dublin CoreEndNoteHTML CitationReference Manager

Full text available as:

[img]
Preview
PDF - Requires a PDF viewer such as GSview, Xpdf or Adobe Acrobat Reader
343Kb

Abstract

A redesign of the USQ Library Web site was triggered by an overall University Web site restructure and introduction of a content management system. Focus groups held at the start of the project clearly indicated that the catalogue search was the number one reason users visited the Library web site. Online databases came in a close second. This feedback provided the essential user focus for reconsidering the purpose of a library "home page". Could we use the Web catalogue interface as the home page, rather than linking to the catalogue from a more traditional home page? Is it possible to provide a streamlined and simplified search experience like Google for users, and still introduce them to the wealth of other resources that the library invests in to assist users with their studies? This paper explores the paradigm shift at USQ from static home page to interactive home page.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (DEST Category E) (Paper)
Subjects:400000 Journalism, Librarianship and Curatorial Studies > 400200 Librarianship > 400201 Librarianship
ID Code:4197
Deposited By:ePrints Administrator
Deposited On:13 Jun 2008 11:14
Last Modified:13 Jun 2008 14:05

Archive Staff Only: edit this record