It is unusual if nothing else. I like the idea of the "one stop search tool" with the tabs for different types of resources, though I am not convinced that the black and white image makes it more appealing.

Other information is listed along the sides of the page. I am really curious about whether this works well for them and their students.

Each library seems to have its own page and its own design.

Another bad example. Too much text, too much scrolling. There must be a way they could have split this up into several pages and made the links for each one prominent on the homepage, but as it is, most of the information will probably be ignored.

All the Washington State University Libraries' pages appear to be part of the main library page.

The simplicity here is incredible. Only three small menus are needed, so it's easy to navigate and very clean. The use of color is very effective. I also really liked the inclusion of the VPN QuickLink, since it seems students need that to access resources. I do wonder if there is any way they could have drawn more attention to the menu at the top.

Each library appears to have its own page, but they all follow the same design.

I don't like this one at all. It wastes most of the space available to it and crams all the information into one corner in small print in only one color, with no way to distinguish the various categories without actual reading. Unappealing.

This appears to be a library-wide design and not restricted to the Engineering Library.

Not good. I don't believe anybody will read all this stuff.

This and the other departmental librararies are really just links off the main USC Libraries main page.  They all have the same layout.

Similar layout to what some of the Penn sites seem to be going for, but this is definitely too much scrolling. The tabbed search tool at the top is useful and the meebo chat on the left is simpler than the usual "ask a librarian" link for virtual reference.

Each library has its own page; these are organized differently but all use the same color scheme.

A little busy, but a better example of its type than most because at least the headings stand out and the lists are kept short. I think a more effective use of color (like on the UC Davis page) would help a lot here.  I really like the buttons at the top because they are easy to find and use.

Each of the libraries has its own page, but many of them seem to use a similar template.

I like it. Very professional. They managed to use a sidebar that in a way that won't cause it to get ignored!

Some of the pages have a lot of scrolling, but at least this is restricted to the lists of databases and so forth rather than the main page. No reference to various departments, however.

Each library has its own site, but there is also a site for each campus that covers all the libraries there.

Very engaging. The primary distinction is between books and articles. Under the "Articles" heading is a list of disciplines, and each has a present menu allowing easy access to major databases or librarians' contact information. The page manages to present lots of options without any getting lost.. I think this is largely due to a clever use of color, bolding and capital letters.

I do wish I didn't need to scroll down to get to the article finder, though.

It appears that each physical library has its own website, though most of them share a similar template.

This is a good example of a page more or less shared among libraries.  Under "Libraries and Related Collections," each library gets a link to some rather minimalist information about that library's staff, location and so forth, all organized according to the same template.  The shared information is on the main page and the bar on the right contains information about the resources and services available. Approachable and easy to navigate, though of course there is some question as to how much the "Quick Links" bar will be noticed and used.

This is one I don't like. Too much text, and most of the interesting stuff (the "global resources" and "libraries" lists of links) is hidden at the bottom. I do like the multifunction search bar and the "Ask a Librarian" and "off-campus access" links at the top, though, and the general layout is attractive.

The pages all seem to share the same template. Their biomedical and health science libraries share a website here.

A little cluttered, and the dropdown menus are slightly annoying, but it is organized in a student-centric way (by resource sought and by department). However, it seems like the clutter is too much for them and they are moving to a website more like this one. The principles behind the redesign are detailed here.

Each library appears to have an independent page.

Although this design is very simple, the headings are clear and stand out from the rest of the text. There is a good sense of what belongs on the main page and more detailed information is left for lower-level pages. The use of images increases the overall friendly feel of the page.

The pages of the various libraries seem to be more or less independent, though the various collections also seem to have pages which are linked from sometimes shared pages (like this).

The life sciences libraries share a page here. This is the same template as the rest of the library pages. The selectivity of resources keeps the page small and approachable, and there is a nice balance here with the categories. I'm not a huge fan of the drop down menus.

Here, it seems a couple of libraries (including the Science Library) share the main library page instead of getting their own. I like the database search right on the front page, although I do think this page is too information-heavy.

Very traditional, overly complex, and it does waste a lot of space, but it has nice categories of information, allows searching from the main page, has links to all the other libraries, and in general works pretty well. The use of the "satellite libraries" link to provide information about some of the other libraries related to the Science & Engineering Library is certainly interesting.

These may not be the categories that students would choose, but I like how they are implemented. This one looks very different in Firefox and Explorer--the most problematic aspect of this is the way the background boxes don't line up with the text in Firefox. Quick links at the top may be useful for experienced users.

The library web site search is unfortunately at the very bottom of the page and well hidden.

Each library has its own website, but they all have almost exactly the same design.

Federated search tool right in the middle of the page--really emphasizes searching for articles. Very attractive and packs a lot of information into a small space without being overwhelming. The drop-down menu for library services is also a clever idea. Noticeably different from the pages of other libraries at the University of Maryland.

Separate site for each library.

Specific material guides on the left and department oriented guides on the right for a very convenient menu. Ask

Us! is right at the top and very visible. Once again, though, something as obvious as the catalog is a little more

difficult to find. Also, I have to admit I don't care for their color choices.

Each library has its own page, though they are all nearly identical.

Divides the information up by department in an obvious and useful way. The list for each department division is intentionally short. I like how the long list of databases also allows students to look by their department. The right side, which contains services for more experienced users, is unobtrusive.

Each library, and collection, has its own website.

I am not a huge fan from a purely aesthetic viewpoint, but there is a very economical use of space and the search types are clearly delineated in terms that will make sense to students, with a simple form for each. The mouseover is a bit distracting, but at least it keeps the information from cluttering up the page.

There is a page for each library and many library services on campus.  There is a particular layout that is shared among several of them, though the engineering library doesn't use it.

From Stanford University. It appears that Stanford uses this page primarily to promote its subject guides, services and blog, all of which the students may find helpful and may not be aware of. This means the catalog and databases are less visible, but if students come at them through subject guides they may have more context and feel less overwhelmed.

There is a separate website for each science/engineering library, but they are almost all very similar to each other.

Simple, elegant and attractive. I like the use of headings in a different color and the way the information is compacted into a manageable space. The use of the word "articles" instead of "databases" is a smart one.

The Engineering Library and each of the science libraries has its own page.

Looks like there is only one library at UCSB, but different pages for the different departments. The Science and Engineering page is

stylish, brief and easy to follow. The "reference information" box could probably stand to have a little more content to justify its existence.

Good use of color and images. Somewhat less informative than many others and the eye is drawn to the images rather than the information.

Powerpoint file

Infrastructure-building projects

AIDS stand

Building Europe-Africa Collaborative Network for Applying IST in Health Care Sector

From 2000

Proposal abstracts of grants awarded by the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa foundation. Most of them involved either an African or a foreign university, seldom both, but it is useful for garnering information about what sorts of projects libraries are participating in and getting grants for.

International Partnerships of the University of Westminster

The Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA) is a professional association of health information professionals founded in 1984 with now 46 country members and many partners and collaborators worldwide. This page include conference reports from the last three years.

Homepage for the Association of African Universities.

"The Mission of the AAU is to raise the quality of higher education in Africa and strengthen its contribution to African development by fostering collaboration among its member institutions; by providing support to their core functions of teaching, learning, research and community engagement; and by facilitating critical reflection on, and consensus-building around, issues affecting higher education and the development of Africa. "

World Bank page--lists academic partners

Entrepreneurial  Summer  Program--Stanford

Not entrepreneurship specific, but these are some course guides that might be at least a little useful.

"OER Grapevine's mission is to promote discussion and cooperation among projects relating to open educational resources (OER)."

Nice collection of links.