Straight forward in terms of design. No icons or extra color. However, as it points out on the library web site, this is a "test drive" so we might not be seeing everything the site will provide in the future.
Resources Organized into One of Four Categories:
Categoy One: Search
Links to Several Catalogs (from other libraries in region), WorldCat, and Library of Congress
In many cases they take you to regular version of catalog. This should be marked on the page. The link for LC goes to LC home page with no directions about how to get to catalog.
+ Find Articles
See Also Databases at One Time or Browse by Name
Database optimized for mobile are shown with a "m" next to it. However, when you browse all, the "m's"
are not included.
+ Guides to Resources by Subject
+ Journal Finder
Category 2: Services
+ Links and text to contact the library (chat, sms, phone, email)
+ Library Services
Account info, book a room, ILL, Tech Support
+ Faculty Services
Info About Reserves, Library Instruction, Contact Info, etc.
Category Three: About Us
Hours, Floor Maps, New Books Hyperlinked to Catalog Record
Librarian and Department Directory (via Drop Down Menus)
Library News, Access to Twitter and Facebook pages
Category Four: Direct Links to Four Departments
+ Gov Info (With Search Box)
+ Archives
+ Library Instruction
+ Support the Library (Basic Info with Link to Main Site)
As we said at the outset, this is just a test drive for the Chambers Library at Central Oklahoma. They were clear so the site and features deserve some time to become part of a fully functioning mobile site.
With that understood we would love to see a bit more color, more recognition of what is and is not optimized for mobile, and perhaps some direct links to key web sites and non-commerical directions like ipl2.
We like the "virtual" new bookshelf, the use of the gov info search box, the direct links to the two social nets, and the journal title database.
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