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I Like Your Style(sheet): Enterprise Customization at a Fashion Library

I Like Your Style(sheet): Enterprise Customization at a Fashion Library. Before Enterprise …. Link labeled LIMCat accessible from a link on the college website Opened in a new window. Before Enterprise …. Library occupied a small section of the College website

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I Like Your Style(sheet): Enterprise Customization at a Fashion Library

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  1. I Like Your Style(sheet): Enterprise Customization at a Fashion Library

  2. Before Enterprise … • Link labeled LIMCat accessible from a link on the college website • Opened in a new window

  3. Before Enterprise … • Library occupied a small section of the College website • Restricted to a 3 column format and style rules • Could not add additional pages

  4. Moving off the College website • More page space • Ability to edit and publish our own content immediately • No formatting and style restrictions

  5. Why Enterprise? • Catalog and website on one platform • Training classes and consultation included in install • Facets • Fuzzy logic • Customizing the page with colors • Scroll of book covers • Searchable site content

  6. January 2013 – May 2013 • MAJOR catalog clean up • Decided searchable locations & items • Filled out install questionnaire • Found matching HTML colors • Prepped content and photos • Confirmed technical specs • Mapped out site design (paper prototype) • Coordinated install dates • 3 training classes

  7. June 2013 – August 2013 • 3 consultation calls • Attended a Usability Testing class • Built “Rooms” • Usability testing • Isolated areas to tweak • Last consultation call was scheduled late and allowed us to beta test • Packed last call with customizations • Launched & demoed Enterprise at annual Faculty & Staff Convocation

  8. Completed – August 2013

  9. Logo is part of the background and not an image Changed label Changed label Use Custom Lists of New Books, New DVDs and Most Popular Changed to one drop down box instead of two

  10. More Customization • EVERYTHING searches site content and Books, Ebooks, DVDs • Changed label to Site Content Search • BOOKS searches all print materials

  11. More Customization • Customized facets • Order • Removal • Custom button color • Due date display • Disabled functions for • Holds, payment and federated searching • Fuzzy logic set to .7 (scale of .5-1) SCAPARELLI recalls Schiaparelli

  12. Getting to the Site Campus Portal SSO link brings users directly to Library Page Old links redirected to new pages Linked image & interface explanation

  13. Reception to the Site • Users love the scroll of new books • Design has been received incredibly well • Surprised that searching for library materials in box was not intuitive • Anticipated confusion and clarified that databases still need to be searched individually • Interface explained in bibliographic instruction, research guides and signs

  14. Live but not Finished • Accountable for site maintenance, accuracy and updates • Scheduling tasks into workflow • Creating a style & formatting guide for future content editors • Training or facilitating training to future content editors • Adding & changing rooms • Working around bugs • Developing graphic displays of content

  15. Page 1 Year Later

  16. Working Around Bugs • Known bug – searching for text that is only available on one page will generate error message • Problem when searching Database names

  17. Working Around Bugs • Created a child room • No longer see the error message when searching for databases Child room

  18. Changes to Come • Site is currently text heavy • Launching a graphic display of databases by subject for Fall 14 Child rooms

  19. Thank You! Lauren Gavin Technical Services/Reference Librarian Adrian G. Marcuse Library lauren.gavin@limcollege.edu http://lim.ent.sirsi.net

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