Extreme Makeover: Tomcat WebVoyage Edition
Michael Doran
The presenter spoke of his experience moving to the new Tomcat interface. A copy of the UT-Arlington skin is available through EL Commons. The comment was made that Tomcat WebVoyage is a much better out-of-the-box interface than before, incorporates more usability in the design and looks more current and has better accessibility.
One change made that I have heard about a number of times is making the GKEY* the default search. The GKEY* is more Google-like and is a better fit with user expectations. UT-Arlington catalog re-arranged default tabs, altered the dynamic search tips, created a journal/article search integrated with SFX, improved the course reserves look-up to include a link to course abbreviations (who remembers these anyway?), added branch filters, social bookmarking links, Google book covers and a permanent “link to this page” URL feature. The result is a much simpler interface. Feedback will help determine the makeover success.
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