Library Website Redesign Launching June 20

The Library will launch a redesigned website on June 20, 2017.  The basic design of our current site was done about seven years ago, so we are due for a refresh.

We based a lot of our decision-making on the results of several rounds of User Experience studies as well as on feedback we’ve received in faculty/staff and student surveys.  If you participated in a survey, an interview or an online user test, thank you!

Here’s some of what’s new:
Slice of new Library home page

  • A new “Search” panel with the most frequently used resources right up front so you can get to your journals, databases, research guides or other materials quickly
  • Updated styling based on the UC San Diego campus templates and graphics. This means our site will now work better on screens of any size and conform better to accessibility standards
  • A shift in focus towards helping you accomplish your tasks, vs our previous structure which tended to resemble our organization chart
  • Focused content especially for undergrads, graduate students, faculty and visitors

Some things are not changing – the following sections of our site will still work and look the same:

  • Library catalogs
  • Databases and other e-resources provided by outside vendors
  • Subject and course guides
  • Digital Collections site

Tip: Many pages will be getting new URLs. If you have specific pages from our site bookmarked or linked in web pages of your own, you’ll want to use the website search function to get their new URLs after the launch. If you have any questions at all about where your favorite page(s) went after June 20th, please contact us.