Posted by Heidi L on Thursday, Nov 10, 2016
We made a minor change on our website that will be welcomed by many users. Our webmaster has switched the default search in the search box on our website to the catalog. So, if you land on our homepage first and want to search the catalog, you can simply type in your catalog search term, hit return and you will find yourself in our catalog at the results of that search.
Previously, the default search in the search box was for the website itself, and to search the catalog you had to remember to click on "Catalog" after you typed in your search term. Now you are saved from making that click.
This update comes as a result of the public survey of website users that the Information Technology staff did recently. It was the number one comment they got on the survey, and was a change they could make immediately. Watch for other improvements as the IT staff continue to evaluate the survey responses.
About the Author
Heidi is the Switchboard Manager at Iowa City Public Library. You will find her at the Info Desk on the second floor, or behind the scenes answering incoming calls to the Library.
I've been aware of fonts for as long as I've used word processing software, and even though Calibri is the default in what I use at work, every once in a while I see the other choices and am tempted to get fancy. It was so fun to read about some of typefaces whose names I've seen before: Garamond, Baskerville, Goudy Old Style, Times New Roman, Helvetica. And then there were the ones I hadn't heard of but had such intriguing titles that I had to read more: Antique Olive, Bloody Hell, Fat Face Italic, and Cooper Black. There's history here, and art, and quirky personalities. Great book! -Heidi L