Strategic Development of UK Academic Library Websites: A Survey of East Midlands University Libraries

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Main Authors: Manuel, Sue, Dearnley, James, Walton, Graham
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2010
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author Manuel, Sue
Dearnley, James
Walton, Graham
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Dearnley, James
Walton, Graham
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Dearnley, James
Walton, Graham
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contents Strategic Development of UK Academic Library Websites: A Survey of East Midlands University Libraries Manuel, Sue Dearnley, James Walton, Graham Foreign Countries Academic Libraries Web Sites Design Navigation (Information Systems) Pilot Projects Surveys Information Dissemination Strategic Planning The strategic development of an academic library website is an ongoing process. The methods available to libraries in their efforts to understand the use of their website are also changing. A pilot survey of a group of UK academic libraries provided an insight into the approaches and methods adopted by this group. The study also revealed some of the issues these libraries faced in maintaining a website capable of satisfying the needs of its users. This group of libraries demonstrated that practical measures to develop their sites are being taken. However, in some cases a library's ability to develop its site was constrained by institutional procedures and processes. Lessons learnt from this pilot will be implemented in a national survey of UK academic libraries. (Contains 2 figures.)
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spellingShingle Strategic Development of UK Academic Library Websites: A Survey of East Midlands University Libraries
Manuel, Sue
Dearnley, James
Walton, Graham
Foreign Countries
Academic Libraries
Web Sites
Design
Navigation (Information Systems)
Pilot Projects
Surveys
Information Dissemination
Strategic Planning
Strategic Development of UK Academic Library Websites: A Survey of East Midlands University Libraries Manuel, Sue Dearnley, James Walton, Graham Foreign Countries Academic Libraries Web Sites Design Navigation (Information Systems) Pilot Projects Surveys Information Dissemination Strategic Planning The strategic development of an academic library website is an ongoing process. The methods available to libraries in their efforts to understand the use of their website are also changing. A pilot survey of a group of UK academic libraries provided an insight into the approaches and methods adopted by this group. The study also revealed some of the issues these libraries faced in maintaining a website capable of satisfying the needs of its users. This group of libraries demonstrated that practical measures to develop their sites are being taken. However, in some cases a library's ability to develop its site was constrained by institutional procedures and processes. Lessons learnt from this pilot will be implemented in a national survey of UK academic libraries. (Contains 2 figures.)
title Strategic Development of UK Academic Library Websites: A Survey of East Midlands University Libraries
topic Foreign Countries
Academic Libraries
Web Sites
Design
Navigation (Information Systems)
Pilot Projects
Surveys
Information Dissemination
Strategic Planning
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ885966