16 Pada penelitiannya, Shu mengelompokkan beberapa ciri khas yang
dimiliki oleh beberapa situs web perpustakaan. Hal tersebut dapat dilihat melalui tabel berikut ini:
Tabel 2.1. Penemuan Fitur Inovatif dari 111 Situs Web Perpustakaan Akademi
Innovative Features Discovered from 111 Academic Library Web Sites A. U
se of “Web 2.0” Tools
RSS for new library resources MIT, U. of Oklahoma, U. of
Saskatchewan, U. of Toronto, York U.
Blogs Brigham Young U., U. of
Minnesota, North California State, Temple, Texas AM,
Washington U. in St. Louis
Wikis Colorado State not linked
from homepage, North Carolina State
Podcats Arizona State “The Library
Channel”, MIT coming later, Ohio State
Personal BookmarksTagging U. of Pennsylvania, U. of
Saskatchewan
B. User Engagement
“Rate this page” U. of Toronto
“The Library Video created by students, for students”
U. of Virginia “What Students are Saying about
LIBR1100…” Texas Tech
“Question of the Week” Boston College
C. Homepage Customization
“Customize this site for…” U. of Connecticut
D. Aggregated Resources
“Knowladge Bank” IR model: DSpaces Ohio State
“The Teaching Library” for faculty and librarians to teach information literacy
U. of Tennessee “Info Tree” subject resources
Ohio U. “Knowladge Base” library information
U. of Oklahoma “Library Survival Guide” instructions
York U.
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Innovative Features Discovered from 111 Academic Library Web Sites E. Single Sign-on
“Passport York” York U.
F. Recommending Information
“Popular Links” side bar U. of Toronto
“Top 10 Database” U. of Wisconsin-Madison
“Featured Item” Vanderbilt U.
“Resources Spotlight” Brown U.
“Featured Resources” U. at Buffalo SUNY, U. of
California at Davis
G. Multimedia
Library Virtual Tour Texas Tech, U. of Oklahoma
Audio Tours, Library Tutorial Videos Arizona State
H. Use of Familiar Format
Library hours in a calendar Texas Tech
Sumber: Shu Liu 2008, 9 Berdasarkan keterangan tersebut, Shu Liu merekomendasikan arsitektur
informasi berkaitan dengan situs web perpustakaan akademi. Rekomendasi arsitektur informasi oleh Shu terdiri dari library homepage, library portal page
dan “my library space”.
Penelitian yang dilakukan oleh Shu menghasilkan kesimpulan bahwa situs web perpustakaan akademik akan:
a. Switch the focus from presenting information arranged according to
library function and resources to providing targeted and customizable tools and services to libaray users.
b. Design a seamless, one-stop information environment that minimizes user’
way-finding effort and nurtures the formation and dissemination of knowledge, ideas and experiences.
c. Respond to users’ changing needs and give users opportunities to express,
share and learn.
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2.4 Kerangka Arsitektur Informasi Situs Web Perpustakaan
