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Library Web Review Group

Notes for June 21, 2006 Meeting

Davis Conference Room
1:00 - 2:30 pm

Present: Christy Branston (Chair), Rachel Caldwell, Marian Davies, Sandra Keys, Esther Millar, Dan Sich (Recorder)

Regrets: Helena Calogeridis, Bill Oldfield, Marina Wan

Guest: Tim Ireland

  1. Minutes of Meeting, June 7, 2006

    Accepted with minor changes.

  2. Business Arising

    Item 5:  Dan took 'quick poll' idea to CNAC. CNAC looked into it.  Shabiran determined that the results of such a poll would not be statistically valid.  It is understood that Library Web Review would still like to pursue the use of quick polls to advertize library resources and services.  Shabiran had approached Library Exec when it was thought that CNAC would play a role in delivering the polls.  Library Web Review will be responsible for the polls, and will follow-up with Library Exec in order to obtain permission for the polls.  Action:  Marina will follow-up with Library Exec in order to obtain permission to run the polls.  Action:  Dan will remind Marina once she returns.  Action:  Christy will add polling to the task list.  Action: (not yet assigned) Once permission has been obtained, we should ask Circulation Services and possibly other units for their quick poll ideas

    Item 6: Rachel passed her two reports (one on podcasting, one on blogging) by Mark Haslett and obtained Mark's go-ahead.  Mark would like to see use move ahead with blogging and podcasting.  Action:  Rachel will forward the two reports to us.

  3. Agenda Review

    Add as #8: CSS Changes (Marian & Esther)

  4. RefWorks instructional/FAQ page

    Tim demonstrated Optometry's and Musagetes' RefWorks guides.  We discussed several options for linking a similar page from the right side of the UW Library homepage, and decided upon the following format:  RefWorks Login | Help.  Action:  Esther will mock this up.  Action:  Christy will add this to our task list.

  5. Direct links to exporting/importing to RefWorks

    Tim suggesting linking to database-specific RefWorks instructions from our listings of research databases entries.  We discussed several options, including adding a RefWorks instructional icon next to each database, or adding a link to a page of RefWorks instructions at the top of the research databases page.  Action:  Christy will add this to our task list.

  6. Floor Plans

    Dan, Marian and Esther demonstrated the state of the project.  It is hoped that the floorplans will eventually evolve to include the mouse-over functionality to support a self-guided tour.  It is hoped that the floorplans will be live by September.

  7. Call Number Key web page

    Sandra inquired as to whether or not we could, in the meantime, whilst waiting for the floorplans, add a link to a Porter bookstacks 'key' elsewhere.  Action:  Sandra will create this key.  Action:  Dan will ask Esther to link this key from the TRELLIS Locations Help page entry for Dana Porter.

  8. CSS Changes

    See www.libtest.uwaterloo.ca for possible changes in the navigation appearance, including colours, line breaks and highlights.  Esther would also like to consider adding images to secondary pages and to the right hand side of pages. Action:  Esther will make further changes.  Action:  Christy will add these possible changes to our task list.

  9. Around the Table

    Everyone should send their vacation schedules to Esther.

July 6, 2006