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A digital library of primary materials from around the world spanning 8000 BC to present. Very clear intuitive navigation and interesting browsing choices like a draggable time period bar. Strong descriptions of the items...great clear zoomability with something called seajax viewer?? Pretty cool digital library that's very well done in a lot of ways.

Some URLs of other carousel plug ins we might consider or use for inspiration: http://codecanyon.net/item/advanced-slider-jquery-xml-slider/full_screen_preview/132618 http://coolcarousels.frebsite.nl/c/28/ http://coolcarousels.frebsite.nl/c/34/ http://coolcarousels.frebsite.nl/c/6/ http://coolcarousels.frebsite.nl/c/26/ http://coolcarousels.frebsite.nl/c/7/ http://coolcarousels.frebsite.nl/c/13/ http://coolcarousels.frebsite.nl/c/39/ http://coolcarousels.frebsite.nl/c/68/ http://coolcarousels.frebsite.nl/c/38/ http://coolcarousels.frebsite.nl/c/25/ http://wowslider.com/?gclid=CIDozI7TuL4CFSsV7AodpBcA8w http://codecanyon.net/item/jquery-content-scroller-dzs/full_screen_preview/3827946 http://codecanyon.net/item/multipurpose-bookshelf-slider-jquery-plugin/full_screen_preview/1985655 http://codecanyon.net/item/everslider-responsive-jquery-carousel-plugin/full_screen_preview/5132868 http://themes.themepunch.com/?theme=showbizpro_jq

crowd sourced card sorting

crowd sourced card sorting

We are not the demographic of this site. So, even if the topic doesn't appeal to all of us, the success of the site is well documented. Since the site's creation, the Royal Marines and Royal Navy have seen huge increases in qualified candidates and in meeting their recruitment goals. The case study of this site dealt with two main issues brought from the Client: 1) LOTS OF INFORMATION: One of the major successes of this site is that the target audience said they felt they were given all the information they needed to make their decision on joining the Royal Marines. 2) INTERACTIVITY: The site is PACKED with interactive elements: tests, maps, checklists, etc. ALSO OF NOTE: Gotta love the "English manner" in the way they tell you about cookies from their site (at the top of the homepage when you first arrive at the site). Click on "More About Cookies" and see how much info they provided.

An interesting article on using sketches in the collaboration within a team. While this article concentrates on mobile solutions, sketching can be used for websites as well. A pull-quote from the article: "Learning from sketches is based largely on the ambiguous nature of their representation. (Sketches) do not specify everything and lend themselves to, and encourage, various interpretations that were not consciously integrated into them by their creator."

This is not a ground-breaking site but there are a handful of things they're doing well that demonstrate how much simpler/better our design could be: 1. It's a visually interesting and attractive site without resorting to images sprinkled randomly throughout content. Each images has a home and a purpose. (We've got to move away from treating the web like a print layout where we allow our content folks to intersperse text with images) 2. The text on pages is structured well and utilizes nicely-styled headings and bulleted lists to make it easy to scan/digest lots of content. I also like how the B/W Feature images on the homepage become full color on hover. A nice touch. Also, nice use of white space to avoid overwhelming.

Thought the Team would enjoy. Very few people on their death bed have said, "I should have spent more time at work." FROM THE WEBSITE: SurveyMonkey has been profitable from almost day one and refuses to go public. SurveyMonkey has done all of this while creating a culture that enables the company's CEO, Dave Goldberg, to leave the office by 5:30 p.m.

The display is made up of pieces that rise and fall to create a simple, but breakthrough, 3-D shape that you create.

I read a positive blurb about this citation/reference app in WIRED magazine and thought some of you wacky librarians may find it helpful.

As always, new fads, discoveries and creativity have at their heart basic principles that are sometimes forgotten or overlooked. Mobile should be part of your creative toolbox, but not necessarily the first one you pick up.

An article on Google backpeddling on its commitment to "archive information for mankind". Google drops the ball on archiving and internet activists step in to help society.

Adobe makes a plug-in that allows you to see on your mobile device exactly what you're working on (as long as it's on a server - like the dev server). I've found it very handy when working on something and wondering how it will look on the iPad. The plug-in works for a myriad of devices including droid stuff. You have to use it in Google Chrome and be signed in, but it's well worth the effort. Those of you with smart phones could load the plug-in on the smart phone and iPad at the same time.

A good article on using the proper language and injecting some intelligent humanity into the text used on website content, forms and pop-up windows.