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So far we have had some fantastic and helpful feedback on the new Brimbank Libraries website. We have read your feedback and made plenty of changes to the new site which will make it more efficient and user friendly. So why not take another look and let us know what you think!

Here is just some of the feedback we have addressed:

“I think there should be a more prominent ’search the catalogue’ link on the home page - suggest that it is included in the main menu on the left-hand side”
There is now links to the catalogue in the main menu, as well as the menu along the top of the screen. You can also search the catalogue directly from any page within the site using the search box in the right-hand column.

“The only thing I can suggest is to make the site more colourful”
We are still working on adding more pictures and splashes of colour around the site wherever we can. To put it in song… We are going to “wash that city grey away and paint it with a country day!” - For all the music buffs, that is from Colour My World by Petula Clark

“The community languages could be put near the top as this is a large feature of our community.”
We have simplified the menu structure a little better, meaning community languages now features closer to the top. We have also been working on, and are continuing to work on adding more content in our community languages.

“I don’t know if its just my computer but could the page be larger and take up the screen more”
The site is deliberately setup this way for optimal viewing on any of us who are using a screen resolution of 800 X 600. As a result on larger screens this will mean there will be some bare margins on the left and right hand side of the screen. We have been undertaking continuing analysis of visitors to the current website and their computer settings, and still feel it is important we support 800 X 600 Resolution

“When i clicked on the link to the Kids page and it felt like i was being taken away to a whole new page, even the left hand side menu had changed and it didn’t feel like you were still on the library page”
We understand this, and are currently working on redeveloping the template for the kids page so it will very closly resemble the remainder of the site, but will have kids faces along the top and be more colourful (while still keeping the overall same look and feel of the main site).

“When I clicked on the the tabs it took me back to the old pages. Guess its not all done.”
We have been working so hard on the website that the catalogue has been a little neglected.. but as soon as we have the website sorted we will begin working on updating the catalogue to fit in with the rest of the site so it integrates seamlessly. So keep an eye out!

“Have you considered online memberships?”
We have! You can join the library by clicking the ‘join us’ tab at the top of the screen!

“I love your use of delicious”
Thanks! We are working on intergrating delicious bookmarks even more into our site. FYI our weblinks section has been moved to the eLibrary section, so all our online resources are together. Delicious links are now also being better integrated into our eBook pages… for a sample take a look at the science eBook Shelf!

“Under the Ask Us heading, have the collection links in the body of the page, as well as the sidebar - took me a minute to realise there was something else there”
We have simplified the menu structure and moved information about to places where it is both more accessible and also located with other information that may also be relevant. Therefore we have got rid of ‘ask us’ and moved its content to both the community languages section and the eLibrary section.

“your MySpace and Facebook pages are all awesome”
Thankyou - don’t forget to become a fan/friend on Facebook and MySpace to be kept up to date will the latest upcoming events and news from your local Brimbank Library.

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