Analyzing the content of the websites of RAS Siberian Branch research institutions

The analysis of websites/web-pages of content of SB RAS research institutions is based on the content assessment checklist developed specifically for this study. The checklist comprised 50 questions divided in 5 sections: website information, web-page design and functions, content and web-services. The websites of Novosibirsk, Buryat, Irkutsks, Kemerovo, Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Tomsk, Yakutsk and Tyumen research centers were selected for the study, 44 library websites altogether. The online survey was conducted within the study comprising two questions: Who manage and maintain the website/web-page of your library? Is this library website management strategy efficient? The respondents were also asked to propose on how to improve mangement of the institutional website. The web-content assessment enables to reveal problems and trends which would be useful for re-designing the library websites of research institutions. The author offers recommendations based on the study findings.

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