ILLiad Webpages and Web 2.0:

The Present and the Future

Presented by T. Jacob WeinerInterlibrary Loan Borrowing Supervisor

George Mason University

Web 1.0 – Static webpages that require links to go to new webpages for more information.

Web 2.0 – Clean and clear webpages that can use programming like Flash to present information all on the same page.

Web 3.0 – Social media and content creation. Different people use these terms to mean

different things, but this is the most clear delineation.

The Evolution of the Web

The Stock ILLiad Webpages are designed from a Web 1.0 standpoint.

All content must be reached through links to other webpages.

This requires going back and forth through browser navigation or more links.

Important content can easily be “lost” or unintentionally hidden from users.

The Stock ILLiad Webpages

Web 1.0 Design – Links go to different pages, no dynamic content.

Cluttered design, complicated navigation, too much library jargon.

A look at VGM’s ILLiad

A Renewal on VGM’s ILLiad

• A GMU Patron has to click through three pages to make a renewal request for their item. This is the stock configuration for ILLiad.

The Salisbury University ILLiad page is clean, and only has the information a patron needs.

Web 2.0 ILLiad: Salisbury Univ.

Requests are made on the same page as every other function in ILLiad and the request form opens dynamically.

Salisbury University Requests

Renewals, like Requests, open on the same page dynamically and only require one click by the patron.

Salisbury University Renewals

The Brigham Young University page has a different design but, like SU, only has the information the patron needs. Additionally, all of the patron’s requests are presented on the first page.

Web 2.0 ILLiad: BYU

Patrons can make requests from the front page and the request form opens dynamically.

Brigham Young U. Requests

Even more convenient than the SU ILLiad page, patrons can make a renewal from the front page of the BYU ILLiad page.

Brigham Young U. Renewals

Patrons are increasingly used to dynamic content. Clicking through multiple pages can cause confusion and deter patrons from using ILLiad resources.

Content can be reduced to just what the patron needs. Patrons will tend to ignore instructions when there is too much for them to quickly consume.

Dynamic webpages can provide information immediately, and patrons can quickly learn how to use ILLiad in the future.

The benefits of updating your ILLiad pages with Web 2.0.