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# A web-siting at The University of Rochester
- URL: https://www.lorcandempsey.net/a-web-siting-at-the-university-of-rochester/
- Published: 2010-03-28T21:24:39.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-28T09:10:47.000Z
- Author: Lorcan Dempsey
- Tags: Institutions, UX, Web-sightings

I was struck by several things on the [home page](https://www.library.rochester.edu/?ref=lorcandempsey.net) of The River Campus Libraries of the University of Rochester  
One was the cover flow display of a small selection of new books. It may not provide a very full experience but it is a nice hook and links to more. Another was the conveniently visible listing of libraries, opening times and notices in the upper right hand corner (although I was disappointed that the clock was not actually telling the time).  
However, what prompts the blog entry is an aspect of the prominently featured search. There is a tabbed single box search of the type we are becoming increasingly accustomed. Tabs provide access to the catalog, to articles, and so on. Here is the *Catalog* search which is the current default open tab.  
[![rochestercat.png](https://storage.ghost.io/c/77/c7/77c7bb74-1d53-4c6c-a1fc-8e2ccb21b6d2/content/images/wordpress/lorcan/rochestercat.png)](https://www.library.rochester.edu/?ref=lorcandempsey.net)  
Note the additional suggestions on the right: ‘related links’. It points to additional resources of potential interest to somebody searching the catalog.  
Here is the *Course resources and reserves* tab (can’t link direct to tab):  
![rochesterbb.png](https://storage.ghost.io/c/77/c7/77c7bb74-1d53-4c6c-a1fc-8e2ccb21b6d2/content/images/wordpress/lorcan/rochesterbb.png)  
Here the ‘related links’ point to BlackBoard, and to information about copyright and placing course materials on reserve.  
This is simple but useful – it places potentially useful materials unobtrusively in the workflow.  
Incidentally, I was interested to see that they placed the catalog first. I wonder what drove this decision …..