The University Library has launched a trial of our new website.
The Library recognises that introducing a new website is a major change to make during during a semester. As a result the new website will be available in parallel with the existing website, allowing you to choose the one you prefer for the duration of the trial.
The links on the University website labeled ‘Library Portal' and ‘Libraries' will both now point to a new page allowing you to make a choice about which service you wish to use - the new website, the existing website or the Library Portal.
The new website contains access to our resource discovery tools such as the Portal, eJournal Search, SuperSearch, Subject Guides* and the Research Repository; as well as information about the six libraries and all of the information you require to use the services at these libraries (* The Subject Guides have to date been known as LibraryOnline - we have changed this name to Subject Guides in response to feedback from students and as part of the launch of the trial of the new website).
The trial will continue for the rest of Semester 1/2009 and during the trial we are asking staff and students to provide us with feedback about the new site. We would like to hear about elements of it you find difficult to navigate, gaps in the information presented or what you like about it. This information will be used to further refine the website ahead of a formal mid-year launch of the service. You will be advised of the final launch date once it is settled. At that time the existing website will be decommissioned and the links on the University website to the Library will point to the new website only.
You can provide feedback using a very simple online survey. Links to this survey are on the ‘Home' page of the new website. Please tell us what you think.
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