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Old 12-20-2012, 11:53 PM   #205
FizzyWater
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Today's Overdrive blog has the following statement that they take as proof that the new design is a roaring success:

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We’re seeing increased reader engagement across the board at all Next Gen libraries. Since the relaunch of Dayton Metro Library, readers are spending 22-percent more time on site, viewing 22-percent more pages.
Could it be because people can't find what they want and are spending more time trying to figure out how to navigate the site? And by taking the book descriptions off the search results page, people pretty much have to click to more pages to figure out what the books are about?

But hey - there's always proof that statistics can be used to prove whatever you already believe:

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We’re encouraged by this early data, and we appreciate all the feedback we’ve been receiving from library partners and readers.
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