Marston Science Library
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Purpose of the Site
The Marston Science Library portal is a 90-page website that provides services, resources, tools, and information to University of Florida students, faculty, staff, visitors, and other affiliated patrons.
The site was created to better serve science scholars by filtering and highlighting science-related materials such as science subject guides, science subject specialists, science databases, science journals, and other science resources. The new MSL site was also created to meet the basic needs of library patrons, who are not necessarily interested in science, by providing a more user-friendly experience with easier access to general library resources, services, and help.
Features and Organization
Search engines on the front and secondary pages provide easy access to the University's library catalog. Resources are divided by subjects (biological sciences, agriculture, etc.), by patrons (student, faculty, disabled, etc.), and by topic (services, how-to), thereby providing several different access points to the same information.
The site features many of Google's embeddable tools, such as a Picasa slideshow on the history and donation pages, a youtube video/virtual tour of the library on the about page, an interactive MapIt on the location page, a sitemap, search engine, and Google Analytics to monitor the site's performance. Thanks to UF's Lift Text Transcorder, the site is also available in text-only.
