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Brave New World: Redesigning Lehman College Library’S Website, Stefanie Havelka, David Stevens
Brave New World: Redesigning Lehman College Library’S Website, Stefanie Havelka, David Stevens
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Since today’s students are digital natives, they naturally expect more from an academic library website. Well-designed websites, virtual games, social networking as well as search engines are an integral part of their daily digital lives. Consequently, challenges faced during redesign of a library’s website are two-fold:
- Concepts of web usability must be applied. The website needs to be well organized and present its information and content in a user-friendly manner.
- The website needs to be visually appealing since it serves both as the virtual extension of the physical library, as well as a significant outreach tool promoting the Library’s and …