We are very thankful for the responses to our last post about what you are using the web site for (if you haven't already, you can tell us now).
This time we would like to know if there is anything you wish you could do or find on our site that isn't already available? Basically, we want you to tell us what is wrong with our site? Just leave us a comment.
I can't guarantee that your wishlist will be granted but it will be very useful information for us as we move forward. And you never know, in our last post someone asked for information about our WiFi Hotspot. That was an easy one - I added a page about the Wi-Fi Hotspot to the site this morning.
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A page on recommended books, basically a virtual version of what you see in the library with books displayed at the ends of the rows and in different areas of the library.
I often find really interesting books that I would never have looked for before in these areas.
I would love to be able to order foreign language books from the State Library or other Municipal Libraries via this website. Even if the website had a template application form that could be filled in on the computer & sent as an email or whatever, that would make things easier. I appreciate being able to make a suggestion & thank you for the wonderful service you provide.
A nice idea about the recommended books. The Library has flirted around this idea in the past with things like our Reader's Guides page, our New Book Lists and our blog posts on literary award winners. But I agree with you that we should do a lot more in this area. Food for thought.
On ordering foreign language loans online, you can certainly do this using our Item Request Form. Just put in a title such as French Language Bulk Loan and leave the details about author, title and publisher blank. Be sure to tell us what you like to read, eg. mystery fiction, in the big box at the bottom of the form. Bulk loans are not charged the $2.30 fee but you can also request individual titles in other languages (fee applies) on this form.
Perhaps there could be a more obvious suggestion area on the website for new books or authors that could be purchased - with no response necessary from the library staff. This would be a sort of "suggestion box" and would give an idea of what is most popular.
Keep up the good work!
We do currently have a suggestion box on the site but you're right - it's not as prominent as it could be.
The problem is that you need to go into the catalogue to check whether we hold the book then back to the web site to use the suggestion box. It's not exactly intuitive but it is not that easy to embed that form into the catalogue either. We need to think about this some more...
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