Wednesday, July 11, 2007

What makes a good catalog

  1. How do the catalog features meet or not meet expectations and needs of a school library community?
  2. What would you like to see to make the perfect catalog?
  3. Denver Public Library Kids Catalog - pay attention to how the icon/visual search works. Very inticing to the younger crowd. Useful and germane icons.
  4. Los Angeles Public Library Try searching with the search box and pulldown menu on the main page to see how Web Feat works.
  5. New York Public Library Catalog - what else can you get to via a library catalog search? LEO, CATNYPL - NYPL's research libraries, Brooklyn Public, Queens Public, Library of Congress
  6. Queens Library Catalog - check out the Aqua Browser. Very cool. Really showcases materials well.
  7. Springfield Township High School Catalog - how well does this catalog work from a student/teacher perspective?
  8. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Lab School Catalog - how well does this catalog work from a student/teacher perspective?

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