URL: http://www.lib.umn.edu/undergrad/
Not only because of the wonderful photo of the physical building of the University of Minnesota Libraries, but mostly because of the new "interface" of a special digital library specifically designed for undergraduate students called the Undergraduate Virtual Library.
"Under the hood, the UGVL is an amalgamation of the latest in library technology," said John Butler, director of the University's Digital Library Development Lab, which created the UGVL. The design resulted from in-depth analysis, market research, and usability testing involving Millenials. The UGVL uniquely integrates core content, tools, and services targeting the undergraduate community and student needs for information literacy." Click here for a virtual tour of the UGVL and its design....
Certainly, the idea of special portals for specific target audience is not new, but in this case, they did it very nice in combination with the latest technology. It's my idea too that the undergraduates need this kind of attention and surely will benefit from this approach.
I am still trying to create and improve the DIGICMB Universe and now they tell me I could also have it as an EMBEDDED Universe INSIDE my own (library) website. Check here the Premium Universe of Le Figaro Newspaper web site called Myfigaro and you will see the Url is: http://www.lefigaro.fr/monfigaro/ . However, Fred Mini , Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Netvibes , in his French blogs adds "for those interested" that these Premium Universe are "Not for Free"... Read more about Premium Universes at the blog called NETVIBER EXPERIENCE. This Premium Universe gives freedom for more customization and advertising. I will get info on how much it costs soon, i hope. Tags: netvibes , universe , premium , rss , personalisation , sharing , publish , library , libraries , api , widgets , feeds , tab s
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