MIT Libraries News

We are happy to announce that Rotch Library has a new web site! http://libraries.mit.edu/rotch

One of our primary goals was to make the site more visually appealing, as well as more user-friendly.

Some new features:

• a slideshow on the home page (powered by Slideshow Pro)
• a list of exhibits with sample images
• quick links to our Research Guides
• a page describing the building and history of Rotch Library
• incorporation of the previously separate RVC pages into this site

Technical notes:

• The site is powered by Wordpress. This makes it very easy for staff to update; allows us to use professional templates; and makes it easy to incorporate new plugins and features. Rotch joins Dewey Library, the Scholarly Communication web site, and our News Blog as the 4th of our sites to be powered by Wordpress.
• The news page is automatically updated by the RSS feed from our central libraries’ news blog.

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