Chicago Library System: Web Design

My Chicago Library portal

Mon, 24 Feb 2003 21:58:02 GMT

My Chicago Library portal:

The UIC Residents will reveal the My Chicago Library portals that they designed as part of a Lighting the Fire grant tomorrow afternoon at 1 pm an open house here at CLS. For more details, contact Dan at CLS ( telfer@chilibsys.org ).

XFML

Wed, 09 Oct 2002 16:53:21 GMT

XFML:

The XFML (eXchangable Faceted Metadata Language) Core was published yesterday. XFML was designed to allow sharing of metadata across indexes.

Mozilla

Tue, 08 Oct 2002 18:04:11 GMT

Mozilla:

The Chicago Sun Times WorkTech column highlights the Mozilla browser in today's issue. Mozilla, an open source browser, is a free alternative to Netscape and Internet Explorer.

A Futuristic Library

Wed, 11 Sep 2002 17:39:18 GMT

A Futuristic Library:

The Millennium Library in Cerritos, CA is the focus of this article which appeared in the September 2, 2002 issue of eWeek. The print version entitled "A Futuristic Library" can be found on p.23 of the September 2 issue.

CHI 2003

Wed, 04 Sep 2002 20:21:53 GMT

CHI 2003 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION:

CHI 2003, an annual conference sponsored by ACM's Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (ACM SIGCHI), is scheduled for April 5-10, 2003, Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA. They have announced a call for papers, demonstrations, designs, etc. The 2003 conference focuses on communicating via interactive digital media, particularly in regards to mass communication and interaction, e-learning, and emotion. To learn more, visit the CHI 2003 site.

fundraising and web design

Wed, 28 Aug 2002 17:21:44 GMT

Fundraising and web design:

"Charity redesigns Web site to boost donations. Executives of the non-profit hope that by adding more features to their Web site, they'll be able to boost online donation levels by five percent over the next two years. [New Haven Register]" [Welcome to NPOToday.com - Presented by Changing Our World, Inc.]

The not-for-profit sector has used careful web design in the past to inform potential donors of their organizations goals and services. The article above is but one example. Are there best practices that libraries can glean from this practice?