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Are the responsive shopping cat positions for LC employees? On 12-07-11 9:10 AM, "Michael Schofield" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >We might be able to take inspiration from responsive shopping cats like >Tiffany's ... >// Michael > >-----Original Message----- >From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of >Cynthia Ng >Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 9:29 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] responsiveness and Wordpress > >A responsive catalogue would definitely be interesting to see. I imagine >what can make this very difficult to do is the fact that many (if not >most) >libraries have a proprietary ILS/OPAC, which can make it very difficult to >customize. > >I've seen some mobile versions of faceted interfaces (mostly from >databases >and discovery tools, such as Summon and EBSCO), but none that are >responsive. Nevertheless, if you're looking for ideas, I think these >interfaces can give you a good idea of what else has been done at least at >the small screen device size. > > >On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 11:06 PM, Bilal Khalid <[log in to unmask]> >wrote: >> Hello All, >> >> Excellent discussion this. We've been plugging away at a responsive >> design for our library catalogue at UofT, and I've often wondered: are >> there any good responsive layouts and design patterns out there for >> catalogue searching? I've seen some really nice generic examples, such >> as the ones from LukeW (http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1569), but >> they tend to be for long form content like blogs and the like. >> >> I'd love to see if anyone has implemented a responsive design for >> faceted catalogue searching in particular. >> >> Thoughts? >> >> -Bilal >> -- >> Bilal Khalid >> Senior Applications Programmer/Analyst Information Technology Services >> University of Toronto Libraries >> (416) 946-0211