Design Library of Library Designs
When designing websites and interfaces, it’s important to know when to try to be unique and when to go with a standard. I think users are more adept at adapting to new interfaces than we give them credit for… however, if there is a standard already in place that will enable users to not have to think about where to click or how to search - why not use it?
To help with this, I’ve started a flickr account to collect Library Designs. I started with about 20 of my favorite library websites and took screen shots of the home page and a second level page.
For my first themed set, I picked out the sites that prominently link to their library’s email or chat reference services. I’ll formally report on this later.
I’ll add to this as topics come up. If anyone has suggestions for nice library websites, opacs, or digital library interfaces - I’m open to suggestions!
User’s Lib Flickr Design Library
