Analysis of US College & University Library Home Pages
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Analysis of US College & University
Library Home Pages
Steve McCann
University of Montana
librarydigitalprojects.com
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Chris Beckett
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Library Access: A Long-Tail Problem
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Chris Beckett
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Methodology1. 1,803 Library Websites Found
– 570 with their own domain ( 32% )• i.e. http://lib.umt.edu/ not http://umt.edu/~library.cfm?blah
2. Ranked with Alexa.com– 1st Place: Stanford # 873– Last Place: “Small College USA” # 1,598,139
• 51 Sites Below that Rank
3. Isolated Sites Ranked in the Top 100,000• 269 Library Websites
4. Categorized Top Page Strategy• Browse & Search
5. 2001—2005 archive.org
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Site Strategies
• Browse Strategies– Grid– Cascade– Frame– Radial
• Search Strategies– No Search Box– Catalog Search Box– Site Search Box– Combination Site &
Catalog Search
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Browse Strategies
• Grid
• Frame
• Cascade
• Radial
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2006 Results
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Browse Strategy Trends
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Browse Strategy Trends
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Search Strategy Trends
2006 Search Strategies
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Catalog Only
Site Search & Catalog
Site Search
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Search Strategy Trends
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Findings
• Browse– Grid & Cascade are
dominant– Grid shows
momentum– Radial needs a miracle
• Search– Site & Catalog search
strong increase in 2006
– “No Search Strategy” probably won’t last
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Questions?