Maroon Opinions

Dead Links

http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/law/intl/foreign.html - This page is full of dead links. Many of the countries have no working links.

Thanks for the update - we'll look into this.

Webmail and xMail

Hi,
Can you please add xmail under My Accounts?  Right now the email link only goes to cmail.
Thanks!

We asked those in charge of the website, and they said that both a cMail and xMail link made perfect sense. Look for the change to appear soon.

I Like!

just wanted to say i love your web site

Thanks! We like it too (mostly).

Small Red Type

small red type is almost impossible to read on the internet

I presume you're referring to the dark red (actually maroon) used for our hyperlinks and other text -- this color is a hue traditionally and deliberately associated with the University of Chicago.

This being said, we are always looking for ways to improve our website accessibility. I'll pass your comment along to our staff involved in this area.

Alternative Dispute Resolution Links

Broken link The link for Alternate Dispute Resolution Centres brings me to a "data recovery" web site. I believe the correct link should be http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/adr/default-en.asp

Thanks for noticing this -- we've forwarded it to the D'Angelo Law librarians, who maintain the American Law page where this is found.

Grids are Good

Please have whoever designs your home page look up 'Grids are Good' by NY Times Designer, Khoi Vinh: http://www.subtraction.com/archives/2007/0318_oh_yeeaahh.php

It might help.

We appreciated the article and have passed it along to our web folks.

Requesting a PIN number

I went to the following webpage: http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/using/access/pin.html in order to request a pin for a Crerar Corporate Member account. The instructions on that page say that "Faculty, staff, and other library card holders should see Circulation desk staff at any campus library or email pin@lib.uchicago.edu to request a PIN number."

Since I am off campus, I decided to email the address noted above, but when I did that, the email was returned with the following message:
[error report snipped]
If there is a different email account to use for this purpose, or if all card holders should use the form provided on that page, then you may wish to update the information on the page to reflect that change.

Whoops!  You're right; pin@lib was getting a huge amount of spam, so it went away. Patrons needing a PIN should use the web form. We'll update the page to reflect this.

Related Digital Initiatives

http://www1.lib.uchicago.edu/e/dl/initiatives.php3

Hi, Three of the five links  at the bottom of the page (see link above) are not functioning.

Thanks for letting us know -- we'll fix these links.

Grid Layout

One of the test you might want to ask the Graphics Specialist you're looking for is the value of a "grid" in design.

Your home page is an example where this knowledge might come in handy.

Always happy to get suggestions about the website -- we'll forward them to the folks in charge of such things.

Admittedly, the Suggestions Office thought the Library's home page WAS using a grid: the two columns of links and the "News" box all have a width of 30%, to maintain a fluid grid layout. Guess this proves we were right not to apply for the graphics design and digital media specialist position!

Email links

the email link for the social sciences bibliographer on the sociology subject page is dead, producing a URL not available error.

Thanks for the note--we'll get this fixed.