I like the fresh new look of the MIT Libraries website. The new look has not propagated throughout the website, and it seems odd to have news overwrite the title. Nice though. Of course, I not know how effective its users find the website itself. That said, it is good to see the growing emphasis on making stuff more immediately available: the OPAC search box on the home page for example.
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