Re: New AM Homepage

From: Judith K. Graves (jgrav@loc.gov)
Date: Wed Feb 17 1999 - 09:26:34 EST


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Poster: "Judith K. Graves" <jgrav@LOC.GOV>
Subject: Re: New AM Homepage
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Definitely!
Judy

At 06:36 PM 2/16/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear all,
>
>I think in my last message I confused the Am. Mem home page with the
>learning page. Mea culpa! I guess the flu I had last week went to my head!
>
>Judy -- I hope your comment in Mel's message here still stands -- that you
>were interested in feedback for that page, too.
>
>Laura
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Judith K. Graves <jgrav@loc.gov>
>To: Multiple recipients of list AMFELLOWS <AMFELLOWS@RS8.LOC.GOV>
>Date: Friday, February 05, 1999 11:50 AM
>Subject: Re: New AM Homepage
>
>
>>Mel,
>>Perhaps you are confusing two different pages.... Both American Memory
>>and the Learning Page changed their home pages within days of each other.
>>I haven't heard any posts to this list about the AM home page, only the
>>Learning Page.
>>
>>No matter what page you are thinking of, I'd really be interested in
>>learning more about how and why you find the pages less helpful. Both the
>>designer of the AM page and Ursula and I listen carefully to folks on this
>>list.
>>
>>And I'd like you to post comments to this main list. We always hear the
>>good things - we don't always get honest critiques -- and yet, that's the
>>only way we can make our pages more user-friendly.
>>
>>Thanks, Mel, for voicing your opinion. Tell me more. I invite others to
>>also tell us more. Our goal is to make this a service to you, and we can't
>>do that without your feedback.
>>
>>Judy, m.h.
>>
>>
>>At 07:38 AM 2/5/99 -0800, you wrote:
>>>Greetings All,
>>>
>>>I know everyone has been raving about the new format of the American
>>>Memory Homepage and subsequent links; however, after looking at it
>>>today for the first time, especially, the page of the description of
>>>the collections, I find it less helpful and less attractive than the
>>>original page I first encountered over a year ago. I really felt that
>>>the description of the contents of the pages was very informative and
>>>necessary for a browsing individual to know what he is looking for.
>>>Now that information on one(actually several) page(s) has disappeared.
>>>
>>>One person's opinion.
>>>
>>>Mel
>>>==
>>>Mel Sanchez
>>>Santa Ana High School
>>>520 W. Walnut
>>>Santa Ana, CA 92701
>>>714-567-4900
>>>fax 714-567-4952
>>>
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>>Judith K. Graves
>>Education Resources Specialist
>>National Digital Library Program
>>Library of Congress
>>Washington, D.C. 20540-1320
>>jgrav@loc.gov
>>(V)202/707-2562 (F) 202/252-3173
>>http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/
>>
>
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Judith K. Graves
Education Resources Specialist
National Digital Library Program
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C. 20540-1320
jgrav@loc.gov
(V)202/707-2562 (F) 202/252-3173
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/



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