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* Why do some university library websites suck?macleod.roddy@googlemail.com
`* Re: Why do some university library websites suck?birmigal1978
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 `* Re: Why do some university library websites suck?sarah farrier cooper
  `- Re: Why do some university library websites suck?sarah farrier cooper

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Subject: Re: Why do some university library websites suck?
From: birmigal1978@hotmail.co.uk
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From: birmigal1978@hotmail.co.uk
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Subject: Re: Why do some university library websites suck?
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Those are some pretty awful examples of library websites, I'll agree. But I think you need a deeper analysis of "why", not just examples of them... nice summary though!

On Thursday, September 8, 2011 8:54:07 PM UTC, macleo...@googlemail.com wrote:
> A blog post about a university website that sucks
> http://roddymacleod.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/why-do-some-university-library-websites-suck/

Subject: Re: Why do some university library websites suck?
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From: birmigal1978@hotmail.co.uk
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Subject: Re: Why do some university library websites suck?
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On Sunday, May 27, 2012 7:19:01 PM UTC, birmig...@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
> Those are some pretty awful examples of library websites, I'll agree. But I think you need a deeper analysis of "why", not just examples of them... nice summary though!
>
> On Thursday, September 8, 2011 8:54:07 PM UTC, macleo...@googlemail.com wrote:
> > A blog post about a university website that sucks
> > http://roddymacleod.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/why-do-some-university-library-websites-suck/

This is also quite a nice article on the subject of how library websites will/should improve:

http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2009/02/17/bell

On Sunday, May 27, 2012 7:19:01 PM UTC, birmig...@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
> Those are some pretty awful examples of library websites, I'll agree. But I think you need a deeper analysis of "why", not just examples of them... nice summary though!
>
> On Thursday, September 8, 2011 8:54:07 PM UTC, macleo...@googlemail.com wrote:
> > A blog post about a university website that sucks
> > http://roddymacleod.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/why-do-some-university-library-websites-suck/

Subject: Re: Why do some university library websites suck?
From: sarah farrier cooper
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From: birmigal1978@hotmail.co.uk (sarah farrier cooper)
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Subject: Re: Why do some university library websites suck?
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On Sunday, May 27, 2012 7:19:01 PM UTC, birmig...@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
> Those are some pretty awful examples of library websites, I'll agree. But I think you need a deeper analysis of "why", not just examples of them... nice summary though!
>
> On Thursday, September 8, 2011 8:54:07 PM UTC, macleo...@googlemail.com wrote:
> > A blog post about a university website that sucks
> > http://roddymacleod.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/why-do-some-university-library-websites-suck/

This is also quite a nice article on the subject of how library websites will/should improve:

http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2009/02/17/bell

Subject: Re: Why do some university library websites suck?
From: sarah farrier cooper
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From: birmigal1978@hotmail.co.uk (sarah farrier cooper)
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Subject: Re: Why do some university library websites suck?
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On Sunday, May 27, 2012 7:25:14 PM UTC, sarah farrier cooper wrote:
> On Sunday, May 27, 2012 7:19:01 PM UTC, birmig...@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
> > Those are some pretty awful examples of library websites, I'll agree. But I think you need a deeper analysis of "why", not just examples of them... nice summary though!
> >
> > On Thursday, September 8, 2011 8:54:07 PM UTC, macleo...@googlemail.com wrote:
> > > A blog post about a university website that sucks
> > > http://roddymacleod.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/why-do-some-university-library-websites-suck/
>
> This is also quite a nice article on the subject of how library websites will/should improve:
>
> http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2009/02/17/bell

Sorry for the double post.

Subject: Why do some university library websites suck?
From: macleod.roddy@google
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A blog post about a university website that sucks
http://roddymacleod.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/why-do-some-university-library-websites-suck/

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