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University
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Harvard
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Northwestern
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University of Maryland
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Yale
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Site Name
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Technical Services Resources: Technical Resources Managers Roundtable
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Catalog Department
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Technical Services Division
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Cataloging at Yale
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Address
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www.gse.harvard.edu/
~library/*AD/technical.html
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staffweb.library.
northwestern.edu/
catalog/index.html
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www.lib.umd.edu/
TSD/tsd.html
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www.library.yale.edu/
cataloging/
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Serves
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Entire Tech Services staff
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Catalog Department (Serials Cataloging incl in Serials Dept.; MARC (Mono Acq and Rapid Cat) also separate)
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Entire Tech Serv staff
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SML Cataloging dept
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Path from Library Home Page from
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Libraries/Museums>>Hollis>>Staff Resrouces>>Harvard University Library>>Staff Resources>>Technical Services Resources>>
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Staffweb>>Staff websites by Division>>
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Library home page>>Information for Library Staff>>
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Departments & Staff>>[Department & Staff contact info]>>
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Mission statement
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No
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No
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Included on home page
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No
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Search
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Scope of search
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NA
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Entire library staff web
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TS/library/U of Md
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Cataloging site
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Index
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No
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No for site; index for cat procedures
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No
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No
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Sitemap
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Home page/entire site is index of links
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No
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No
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All linked
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Created by
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staff?
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staff?
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library's webmaster
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Catalog Dept Web Planning Group
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Maintained by
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staff?(contact Head of Tech Services)
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staff? (feedback to University Library webmaster)
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same
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same
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University
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Stanford
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Cornell
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Princeton
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University of Virginia
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Format
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Welcome statement
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Links to internal and external sites; mission statement
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Links to internal sites; library home page
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Links to internal directory pages;
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Navigation
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Javascript menu
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table of links
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List of links
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List of links 2/ icons (linked)
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Number of direct links (not including header/footer
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1 (not including menu)
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22
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18
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6
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Internal links (w/in site)
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1(59)
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14
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17
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6
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Number of linked local pages with same design
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all
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11
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11
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5
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Internal links (University)
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6
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4
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1
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0
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External links
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0
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3
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0
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0
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Header
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Rosette logo; library/department label
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none
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Princeton Libraries logo
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UV Library
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Header links
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none
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none
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none
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none
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Footer
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top of page; CS home page; site index; search; credits; feedback; modified date
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CU; Library; Search (site); Library Catalog; Forms & feedback
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Updated…
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Comments/Library web/UVa web
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Footer links
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all
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All linked
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None
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All linked
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Menu bar (horizontal)
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no
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none
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no
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no
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Menu bar (vertical)
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yes - Javascript
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none
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no
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no
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Accessibility - meets Bobby AAA rating
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no
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No
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No
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No
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Reason
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Style sheet and script problems; absolute pixel size for text; others
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Alternate texts for images; improper nesting of headings; other.
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Alt. Text for images; absolute size used for text
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Alt text for images; confusing use of color; tables; headers
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University
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Harvard
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Northwestern
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University of Maryland
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Yale
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Format
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Links to external sites; no text
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Overview; links to internal sites
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Mission; list of internal links; director's office contact info
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Menus; table of links
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Navigation
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list of links
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table of links
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list of links
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menu; table of links
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Number of direct links (not including header/footer
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74
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13
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17
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41
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Internal links (w/in site)
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0
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13
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17
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25
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Number of linked local pages with same design
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NA
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13
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two designs
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0
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Internal links (University)
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4
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0
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0
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16
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External links
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70
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0
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0
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0
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Header
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?? (broken link to image)
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Cat Dept home; Staffweb; Northwestern Library home on bar
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Library logo;TSD header; menu bar for sections
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Yale University; Yale Libraries; menu bar (Cataloging; Cat tools & resources; cat archives; search); title label
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Header links
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none
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all
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All
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all
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Footer
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Gutman Library footer (Education school)
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Staffweb; Library; Nucat; Northwestern; Search. Cat Dept mailto; last modified
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Search; address/feedback; edit and update dates
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none (footer info at bottom of vert menu bar)
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Footer links
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all linked
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all
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UM Libraries
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NA
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Menu bar (horizontal)
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no
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yes
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no
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yes
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Menu bar (vertical)
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no
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no
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no
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yes
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Accessibility - meets Bobby AAA rating
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Reason
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Alt text not provided for image map; identical link text for multiple links
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Alt text tags; no alt content for SCRIPT tags; problems with tables; absolute size used for text; image map links not present elsewhere on page.
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Alt text tags for images; problems with tables; absolute size used for text; form accessibility issues; others.
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script and style sheet problems; absolute pixel size used; no alt to mouse-over event handlers; obsolete language features;
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University
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Stanford
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Cornell
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Princeton
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University of Virginia
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Design
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consistent with home page
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varies
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varies; new and old designs?
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Consistent with one exception (Preservation -- own design)
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Navigation
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same as home page
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Tables of links; home icon
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Table of links; header/footer links
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Tables of links
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Header
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same as home page except w/out address
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Cornell University
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Princeton tech services; documentation indexes: Princeton U. Lib.'s Cat. Documentataion; Cat. Home page link
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Icon from home page; header: Cataloging Services Department, University of Virginia Library
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Header Links
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none
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None
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All linked
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None
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Footer
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same as home page
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Home icon
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Cat. Home page link; no update given
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Home; Manual; Library Web; Uva Web; VIRGO; updated note
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Footer Links
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same as home page
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linked
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All linked (except modified note)
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Menu bar (horizontal)
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none
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none
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no
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no
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Menu bar (vertical)
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yes; same as home page
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none
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no
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no
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University
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Harvard
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Northwestern
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University of Maryland
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Yale
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Design
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NA
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Consistent
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2 designs; some are mix of directory and text (unit description/contact info)
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Yes
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Navigation
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NA
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table of links; header and footer navigation
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table of links; header and footer navigation
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same as home
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Header
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NA
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Same as home page
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U Md Libraries; link bar; TSD header; table of bookmarks
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same as home
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Header Links
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NA
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Same as home page
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All linked except TSD name element
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same as home
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Footer
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NA
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Same as home page
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Same as home page w/ additional links to TSD home; search (U Md libraries site)
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same as home
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Footer Links
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NA
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Same as home page
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links except contact/credit/update info
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NA
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Menu bar (horizontal)
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no
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yes
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no
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yes
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Menu bar (vertical)
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no
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no
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no
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yes
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University
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Stanford
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Cornell
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Princeton
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University of Virginia
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Design
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Same as home page and dir pages
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varies
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consistent within sections
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varies
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Navigation
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same as home page and dir pages
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Links (internal and external)
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header/footer links
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varies: some have no navigation at all
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Header
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same as dir pages
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varies
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text links
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Varies
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Header links
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none
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Varies
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link to section and TS home
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Generally none
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Footer
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same as home and dir pages
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varies
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text links
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varies
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Footer links
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same as home and dir pages
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varies
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link to section and TS home
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generally none
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Menu bar (horizontal)
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none
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none
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no
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no
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Menu bar (vertical)
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same as home and dir pages
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none
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no
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no
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University
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Harvard
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Northwestern
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University of Maryland
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Yale
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Design
|
NA
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Consistent
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consistent
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varies wildly
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Navigation
|
NA
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Header and footer
|
header and footer
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varies
|
|
Header
|
NA
|
Same as home page
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same as dir. Page
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varies
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Header links
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NA
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Same as home page
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same as dir. Page; with additional section link
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varies
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Footer
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NA
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Same as home page
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same as dir page
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varies
|
|
Footer links
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NA
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Same as home page
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same as dir page with additional section link
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varies
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Menu bar (horizontal)
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no
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yes
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no
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yes
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Menu bar (vertical)
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no
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no
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no
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yes
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University
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Stanford
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Cornell
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Princeton
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University of Virginia
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Strengths
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Comprehensive site; consistent design throughout; navigation easy from any point
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Comprehensive tech. services procedures manual; separate manuals for software (ILS [Voyager]) and MacroExpress. Intern projects featured in separate section.
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Nice index for cataloging policies and procedures; with search capability; apparently comprehensive documentation
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Upper level navigation good; fairly consistent upper level design
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Weaknesses
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Navigation sometimes tricky to use - does not work well with older browsers; some categories and button labels confusing (eg home button); navigation from keyboard inconsistent
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No unified design. Some sections are easier to use than others and differing navigation confusing. Not always easy to tell where you are (although most pages have link to CTS home page. External and internal sites undifferentiated.
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Varied design across TS; no overall site search; inconsistent linking from TS icon. Dead links on home page. Some organization obtuse (within Cataloging procedures section)
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Varied design; very poor navigation and little formatting within documents.
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Design Consistent with Library site?
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No
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No
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No
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No; Library site is much more sophisticated
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Design Notes
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Consistent design a plus; attractive colors; accessibility could be better
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Varied design confusing
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Pages generally consistent within sections. Gray background for Cataloging Services pages somewhat difficult to use.
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Attractive design at upper levels; very little effort at lower levels
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University
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Harvard
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Northwestern
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University of Maryland
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Yale
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Strengths
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Useful set of links
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Consistent and clean design
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Consistent design; easy navigation to top and section
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Home page and main directory pages are comprehensive; content-rich site
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Weaknesses
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No local documentation??
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Use of underline in documents confusing
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Search on interior pages searches entire library site; home page search gives more options
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No consistent presentation for internal pages
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Design Consistent with Library site?
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No.
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No
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No
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No
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Design Notes
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Very minimal set of resources.
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Easy to use. Consistent design a plus.
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Fairly consistent design. Easy to navigate; useful headers for orientation
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Lack of control for interior pages makes navigation between documents difficult except by using Back button. Design of home and main directory pages is attractive except for an annoying animated gif floating on bottom right of screen.
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