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elizabeth-cooper t1_iuhqkfl wrote

Reply to comment by k1lk1 in "The Queens Public Library has launched an online archive of information on over 1,300 people whom schools, streets, buildings, parks, monuments and other public spaces across the borough have been named after." by yourbasicgeek

>I could go on and on, I routinely use the online portal for four different libraries, and Queens is by far the worst of them.

Totally agreed. This is one reason why I frequently say that the Queens Library is in their own little world. So many other systems use Bibliocommons while they use this abomination? Who's getting kickbacks for it?

What's your fourth system?

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k1lk1 t1_iuhr253 wrote

It's the King County system in the Seattle area (long story). It is the best online system IMO.

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elizabeth-cooper t1_iuhsiuk wrote

What makes it better than BPL and NYPL?

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k1lk1 t1_iuhtgqu wrote

Better information density and more relevant search. Less fancy UI gadgets. Same kind of stuff as old reddit vs. new reddit. I would say it's only slightly better than BPL, but I do find it better.

But I wouldn't hold it up as a great example of a web portal either. I haven't found a library site I'd call good. I don't know why libraries in particular try to be so fancy.

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elizabeth-cooper t1_iuhtx8q wrote

> I don't know why libraries in particular try to be so fancy.

Me either. NYPL used to have a telnet and I liked it.

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