Woman with voice sound waves

Is Alexa killing off websites? Not quite.

I ran across this Medium post by tech futurist Michael Spencer the other day. In it, Spencer claims that websites are about to disappear because of AI-powered voice assistants, like Alexa.  (It’s pretty short, I suggest you take a moment to…
Charts and graphs

The plural of anecdote isn’t data

A couple of weeks ago, I tweeted this:     How many times have you heard “But the patrons want…” with no real data to back it up? #libux — Laura Solomon (@laurasolomon) November 5, 2015 The response to that,…
cleaning a window

Spring cleaning for your library’s website

Allegedly, we’re heading into some season that doesn’t necessarily involve horrible weather and the desire to hibernate.  Perhaps, you might be thinking about cleaning things out after the long winter.  Hopefully, that urge includes your library’s website.  In that vein, I offer…
Carousels: time to go

Carousels: time to go

Carousels have almost become ubiquitous.  I am frequently asked about them when I start designing a site for a library.  I often. now, make it clear that these don’t represent a good design choice. Yes, they’re convenient. They seemingly solve…