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I like what Hector has written here, I agree. I'd add when I think about content personalization/customization I come back to this not-part-of-the-library-world post about it: https://gadgetopia.com/post/9571 In general I think smart defaults > personalization/customization. Users tend not use them (wikipedia would flag this as "needs citations"). I will say we have a library-staff-only intranet which allows small scale personalization, and that audience does use it for a site that they use nearly every day (add favorites option fwiw). I'll also mention that this was an interesting article in the journal that you might want to look at http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/501 (from Univ. of Minnesota). -Charlie On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 1:19 PM, Correa, Hector <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > If your library’s website (or consortial website) does NOT provide > > options for users customization, have you ever considered such an option? > > If you did consider it, and then decided not to pursue this option, what > > factors contributed to that decision? > > A factor that I think should be considered on this decision is that most of > our users don't spend a lot of time in our web site. Most of our users tend > to come, find something, and move on. This usage pattern is drastically > different from that of the library staff that spends a great deal of time > on the web site -- but in our case they are not our typical user. > > Hector > > > > > > > - Hector > > On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 11:06 AM, Sarah Johnston <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > For those on the Primo list, apologies for the cross-posting: > > > > I work at a small 2 school consortium (Carleton and St. Olaf's college > > libraries). Last year we migrated from a shared Millennium system to Ex > > Libris' Alma and Primo. We're now moving on to a new phase of > > collaboration: we've long wanted a shared web presence that pulls > together > > non-catalog resources like A&I databases and digital > > collections/repositories. Basically a research gateway to our shared > > resources. We are exploring whether giving users the option to > > authenticate and save resources for future use would be a good feature to > > build in. > > > > As part of our planning process, we’re reaching out to the wider library > > community to find out if other libraries have created anything similar. > We > > would greatly appreciate a reply to this email if you have any thoughts > on > > the following: > > > > - If your library’s website provides options for users to customize the > > interface in any way (i.e., after logging in, users can create shortcuts > to > > favorite databases, libguides, events, etc.), please share details about > > what you offer, your goals, how long you’ve had this feature, and future > > plans. > > > > - If your library’s website (or consortial website) does NOT provide > > options for users customization, have you ever considered such an option? > > If you did consider it, and then decided not to pursue this option, what > > factors contributed to that decision? > > > > - If your library is part of a consortium AND you have a shared website > or > > page that provides information on resources available across the > consortium > > or at other member libraries, please share a link, your reasons for > > creating it, history and future plans. > > > > If you would like to talk rather than type, let me know and I can give > you > > a call. Thanks in advance for any and all insights and advice! > > > > Sarah Johnston > > > > -- > > Sarah Johnston > > Systems & Web Services Librarian > > St. Olaf College Libraries > > 1510 St. Olaf Avenue > > Northfield, MN 55057 > > > > 507.786.3778 > > [log in to unmask] > > >