Re: Library site design patterns

From: Aaron Collier <acollier_at_nyob>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 09:12:13 -0700
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Mythbusters should have read this before their tests: http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-square-wheels/ 



Aaron Collier 
Library Academic Systems Analyst 
California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library 
559.278.2945 
acollier_at_csufresno.edu 
http://www.csufresno.edu/library 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nate Vack" <njvack_at_WISC.EDU> 
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU 
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 9:05:59 AM 
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Library site design patterns 

On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Mark Jordan <mjordan_at_sfu.ca> wrote: 

> libraries more often than not end up implementing new sites by 
> reinventing the wheel, and justifying that reinvention by arguing 
> that their local wheel needs to be a oval, not round 

Well... wheel shape depends on the road you're using: 

http://mathtourist.blogspot.com/2011/05/riding-on-square-wheels.html 

Very happy Friday, 
-n 
Received on Fri May 11 2012 - 12:12:43 EDT