Okay, so the title of this blog is a take off of the song "looking for love in all the wrong places" - I thought it might need explaining since my knowledge of songs is limited to those decades when i was growing up and i've been pretty much stuck there.
But the title fits, in that we're all looking for information about lots of things ~ what's the best car for gas mileage, best digital camera, finding the latest movie review or best way to get in shape. How do we go about looking? My guess (and statistics seem to prove this out) is that we're starting with a search engine and just typing in the words that make sense to us with the hopes of finding something with those words that resonate. It does not matter as much to us if the site is a .com or a .edu or a .gov; unless you're a librarian! We are ~ in the main ~ happy with our search results.
So what's the point of the blog, you ask, if you've read this far? As we redesign the website, you will no longer find lots and lots of website links like you do today. We created a large portal of information on various topics ~ all things Colorado, consumer health, business, etc. etc. But, why should we post websites when you use search engines to find them yourself? Do you see your public library as a resource for finding websites? My guess is that you use the library for finding books, computers and programs (in order of importance). This blogger wants to know if I'm wrong!
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I think you underestimate effectiveness of the ADL website as hub, connecting to wide variety of sites the user may never known about otherwise. You speak of the Web, and of the world in general as being driven and shaped by the processes of communication. The Web becomes a richer, more invigorating place when the nodes on the Web become ever more interconnected. The absence of the various links the site has so far provided might be detrimental to user who are not well-versed with the efficient use of search engines. Making the interface visual is quite appealing, but it is the tip of the proverbial iceberg of resources of which libraries have typically been the custodians. If the links are to hidden or removed, provide a means of accessing them some other way.
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