Old+Website+(pre-2011)

Here is the Bloomington High School South library website as it existed when I began working at BHSS. I'm not sure when this website was originally created, but it's extremely outdated, very Web 1.0. It's not particularly visually appealing, user friendly, or relevant. Although this website is no longer active, I retrieved the file to write a critique.

Critique:

 * Uninspiring visuals - This is a very simple site, but instead of this feeling clean and uncluttered, it feels static, boring, and amature. There are no images besides the panther, and it's simply purple and black on a white background.
 * Illogical navigation - Links to databases are front and center, but it's not clear that they are databases at first glance; the library's catalog (probably the most used resource) is not linked on the website; tabs along the top serve as a "menu", but it's unclear what's available in each section; lack of drop-down menus.
 * Content - Many of the links are broken, the policies were inaccurate even when the site was active, and even the live links are not the best resources of their type. For example, under the news heading, only the Herald Times is listed. That's ludicrous given how many quality news sources are available online. Book lists are provided, but with no accompanying information. In the information for teachers, there is no information about professional development, only outdated library policies.

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