17 August 2019

Library Web Site 2019 Launched

The new look for the Library Web Site was launched 15 August 2019.  

Because of a delay in IT, we launched on the old web server.  It appears to be working O.K. and we will continue to host it there until the site is moved to the new server.  Some things to note:
  • It is important to move to the new server with newer software and more space since the older server is perilously close to crashing more frequently.
  • The new server has been installed and also has a security certificate and the OK of Gary Weseman.  We don't understand the delay.
  • Clicking on any chat link sends the user to a page with the chat box embedded there.
    • Rationale:  works better for cell phone users.
  • A new "tour of the new site" is finished and is linked in the footer.

15 July 2019

LS Web Redesign - Launch Strategy


Launch Strategy

  • Prepare Test site (http://tledstaff.austincc.edu/library/index-LS-test.php)
  • Soft Roll Out - Beta Testing (July 2019) [Deadline: 24 July]
    • Instructions sent to 
      • all Librarians
        • to test and report via google doc
        • to involve a student and report via google doc #2
      • TLED Web Team 
  • Changes to be made - 25-31 July
  • Begin Librarian updates to handouts and guides
  • Work with LS PR to promote.
    • LS PR to work with TLED PR
    • Timeline to be established.
  • What's New Sneak Peek - 7 August
  • Create Web Site Tour
  • Launch Public - week 18 August

05 April 2019

LS Web Redesign - Survey Comments


Access points (Librarian Survey Oct 2018)
Preference 1
Find - books, articles, resources
Learn - tutorials, guides, how to
Ask - contact, 24/7 help
For Faculty
Preference 2
Search - Books, Databases & More
For Students
For Faculty and Staff
24/7 Contact and Help
Student LS Survey Spring 2018 (# responses 4176)
Used website online from outside 73.92% unaware 9%
Link from Blackboard 69.91%
Services most used
Books, dvd's, etc 60.08%
Online articles 59.67%
Online tutorials 38.71%
Use for research from home 63.02%
Use via smartphone 48.48%
Student Focus Groups Feb 2019
General impression
Too many words; too much for what we actually use
Complicated; overwhelming
Like the way it is sectioned -- For Students
Like the search box
Use for assignments/research mostly
Specific topics
Some prefer A-Z databases to use specific databases

Expect to find on website home
Search box
citation information
categories -- looking for specific topic
personal info -- career info, books, dvds, movies
Easily find info
Note: unaware of tutorials and subject guides because they go to the website for specific assignments and do not explore other options
Suggest changes
Use more color
Enlarge the search box
Less stuff on the page
Like/dislike from other sites
Categories (with icons) easy to see and use (Johns Hopkins)
Search really big/prominent (Johns Hopkins)
Get Help block (Bates)
dislike simple look high school (Stanford)
dislike categories were pictures (Notre Dame)
dislike empty space produced by large picture at the top (Notre Dame)
General comments
When asked if they like sites like the ACC Home with videos and long page, all said a waste of time and they really dislike scrolling. Things should be simple and all on the screen, i.e., above the fold.
Services (stu/fac) Librarian Responses
Refer Students (top 4)
A-Z Databases
Citing Sources
Enterprise Search
Reserve a Group Study Room
Use selves (top 4)
A-Z Databases
Enterprise Search
Research Guides
Your Library Account
Chat Analysis (Jan-Dec 2018)
Full-Text articles
A-Z Databases
Get Help
Books, eBooks
Citing Sources
Library FAQs
Checkout Policies
Analytics
A-Z Databases (alpha)
Searchsite (Search the Website)
MLA citation guide
Locations & Hours
A-Z Databases (subject)
Online Tutorials
Get Help
English Subject Guide
Turabian citation guide
Find Periodicals Library Guide
Find Articles & Research Information
Fake News Library Guide
Search Help
Student Services
UI/UX Class Key Insights
Students experience choice paralysis when using the website.
Students are generally motivated by instructor requirements to use the website.

Current navigation is confusing and inconsistent.

05 December 2018

LS Web Site Concepts

LS Web {by Concept}
Library Home Page  (https://library.austincc.edu)



* About LS


  • Contact Us (Directories) [12 Pages]
  • About Library Services [2 Pages]
  • Library Locations & Hours [4]
  • Guidelines & Policies [11 pages]
  • Mission & Goals [1 page]
  • Acceptable Use Guidelines [9 pages]



* Find Resources


  • Discovery/Library Catalog
  • Library Catalog Only
  • Classic Catalog Search
  • Course Reserves
  • A-Z List of Databases
  • Subject List of Databases
  • Research Guides
  • Online E-Books



* Get Help



  • Get Reference & Research Help [29 pages]
  • Library FAQs [74 pages]
  • Off-Campus / Online Users [6 pages]



* Services & Programs




  • All Services & Programs [41 pages]
  • Checkout Policies [10 pages]
  • Services for Student [11 Pages]
  • Services for Faculty [7 pages]

12 September 2018

Review LS Web Content


Page Responsibilities 



Preparation behind the scenes


  • List of files on LS Web
    • Compare
  • Page Responsibilities Spreadsheet


Organize/Remove extraneous files




Process to follow

  • MP defines
    • Sends to Reviewers
      • Reviewers
        • Reviewers send OK or suggestions

30 July 2018

AY19 LS Web Redesign

AY18-19 Redesign - See MindMap

Overview

  • ACC Web New Look
    • Launch Mar 2018
    • New Drupal template
    • No direct link to Library from
      • ACC home
      • From Student
      • From Faculty
  • No longer a 2nd Tier page (See Other Options below)

Objectives

  • Emulate ACC Web Site Look
    • Incorporate ACC looks when possible
    • CSS driven
    • Use collapsible menu similar to student page??
  • Make the Library Web Site Easy to Use
    • For Students
    • For Faculty
    • For IL purposes
  • Make the Library Web Site Attractive
    • For Students
    • For Faculty
  • Make all pages responsive via CSS

Surveys/Focus Groups

Tashley idea (email : Sunday, February 8 2009 08:33 am )
I had a dream about doing a survey recently (probably after my Faculty and Staff Evaluation Committee meeting on Friday).

In the dream, we had a focus group in our Instruction Area at Northridge, using laptops and clickers to complete a survey. I guess I was remembering that clickers are eventually going to be used for faculty evaluations--that item was on Friday's agenda.

Another idea from the meeting: Don't offer incentives to survey participants. Terry Moucheyleh was warned about offering incentives when she needed people to do a survey for her dissertation. Incentives skew the results, mainly by attracting only participants who are interested in the type of incentive offered.
  • Need general info
    • See attached file(s): Student Input.xlsx
    • What Students want?
    • What Faculty need?
    • What LSstaff want?
  • Need Feedback re: mockups
    • Students
    • Faculty
    • Librarians
  • Testing final draft

Strategy

Advertising Strategy

  • Consult with LS PR early Summer
  • Involve Teaching Team

Launch Strategy

  • To be determined

Steps Independent of other Actions

Although group decisions will affect content and sometimes layout, we need to start somewhere.
  • Create Standard
    • Header
    • Footer
  • Create draft example pages
    • Home
    • Major second tier
  • Create draft templates
    • Caveat: Will have to strip current content pages of their embedded styles.
  • Create appropriate styles for tier pages if necessary

Other Options

Schedule Timeline

  • Initial input from Web Advisory Group
    • Start Date: 2/9/2018[2018,02,09] Due Date: 2/23/2018[2018,02,23] Duration: 11 day(s)
  • Review by Group
  • Get Input on Access Points (links) from Librarians
Stopped here by Dean/AVP =============================
  • Determine what Access Links point to
    • Start Date: 5/1/2018[2018,05,01] Due Date: 5/31/2018[2018,05,31] Duration: 23 day(s)
    • We were asked to put a hold on further work until it was determined how we fit into the TLED web environment.

Put on hold.  May continue Spring 2019.

  • Student Input
  • Develop templates
    • Create style sheets
      • Home
        • All fonts in %
        • Max width code
    • Page Level 2
    • Possible Level 3
  • Create level looks
  • Initial input from Students/Faculty
  • Incorporate ideas into test pages
  • Get Feedback on Test pages
  • Incorporate feedback into pages

19 December 2017

Spanish Language LS Web Pages


Identify -spi pages
https://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/Lending-about-spi.php
[X] https://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/stud-Lending2-spi.php [done]
https://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/Services/copy-about-spi.php
https://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/Services/groupstudy-about-spi.php
https://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/Services/printing-about-spi.php
https://library.austincc.edu/Help/FAQs/FAQ-comp-use-spi.php
https://library.austincc.edu/Help/FAQs/FAQ-payfines-spi.php
https://library.austincc.edu/Help/FAQs/FAQ-privacy-spi.php
https://library.austincc.edu/Help/FAQs/FAQ-renew-spi.php [done]
       ⟹ link needed to this from Eng page (also identify other Eng pages also need)
https://library.austincc.edu/Help/FAQs/FAQ-rq-a-book-spi.php
https://library.austincc.edu/Help/FAQs/FAQ-Unattended-spi.php
Decision needed
Still needed?
Yes (no symbol)
 No [X] 
Changes needed?
✪ Minor
Major Redo
✪  Minor Changes

Fix wording
Major Changes

🔨 Use Google Translate for first draft
  Fix wording                         
📝 Create new needed pages/files.
LoanPeriodsFinesFees-spi.php [done]  
FinesFeesXX-spi.php [done]
SeeAddResources-Loan-spi.txt [done]

22 November 2017

Using relative links for PHP includes

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 Using include $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]
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Note: The Library Web Server administrators have requested that we change our PHP includes links (especially for the Banner (Header) and Navigation Bar (NavBar) to relative ones as an effort to prevent web server crashes.  In order to do that, this is the plan outline. --mp

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1 Basic element
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1.1 include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . '/xxx/xyxyxy.php');

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2 From one folder down (This works.)
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2.1 Example: https://library.austincc.edu/eresources/testing.php
2.2 Page element:
<div id="hang">
<?php include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . '/hang.html'); ?>
</div><!-- end of hang -->

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3 From one folder down  (This works.)
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3.1 Adding the header to the same file "testing.php"
3.2 Page element:
<!-- This next section contains a header file in the includes folder. -->
<?php include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . '/includes/header.php'); ?>

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4 From two folders down  (This works.)
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4.1 TestA:
https://library.austincc.edu/eresources/testA/testA.php
4.1.1 Previous includes with doc_root still works.
4.2 TestB with HeaderNavZ:
https://library.austincc.edu/eresources/testA/testB.php
4.2.1 Previous includes with doc_root still works.
4.2.2 Page elements (HeaderNavZ.php):
<?php include("header.php"); ?>
<?php include("navbar.php"); ?>

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5 Next Step
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5.1 At the end "HeaderNavZ.php" = "HeaderNav.php" (or maybe not necessary to rename)
5.2 Replace
  5.2.1 <?php include("https://library.austincc.edu/includes/TopScripts.txt"); ?>
   5.2.1.1 With✔done
      <?php include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . '/includes/TopScripts.txt'); ?>
  5.2.2 <?php include("https://library.austincc.edu/includes/HeaderNav.php"); ?>
    5.2.2.1 With✔done
      <?php include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . '/includes/HeaderNavZ.php'); ?>
  5.2.3 <?php include("https://library.austincc.edu/includes/footer-LSphp"); ?>
    5.2.3.1 With✔done
      <?php include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . '/includes/footer-LS.php'); ?>
  5.2.4 <?php include("https://library.austincc.edu/includes/ReadThumbs.php"); ?>
    5.2.4.1 With✔done
      <?php include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . '/includes/ReadThumbs.php'); ?>



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6 Next Step for the php files in the Root folder ✔done

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6.1 No need for the DocRoot script in the Root folder
6.2 Replace
  6.2.1 https://library.austincc.edu/includes/
   6.2.1.1 With
      includes/
  6.2.2 So <?php include("https://library.austincc.edu/includes/xcxcx.php"); ?>
          Becomes 
               <?php include("includes/xcxcx.php"); ?> 



25 September 2017

LS FAQs and the LibraryH3lp Knowledge Base


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 LS FAQs  -  LibraryH3lp Knowledge Base
Note: LS FAQs reside on
o   The Library Web Site (https://library.austincc.edu/help/FAQs/)
o   Within our live chat vendor site in the Knowledge Base as part of our subscription (https://austincc.ask.libraryh3lp.com/)
Questions:
Do we replace the Web Site FAQs with the Knowledge Base?
Do we stop using the Knowledge Base?
Do we maintain both?
If we maintain both, what do we link to on the Library Web Site?

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1 Create working lists
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1.1 Create a list of FAQs on LS Web
1.2 Create a list of Knowledge Base FAQs

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2 Review lists
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2.1 Mark LS-FAQs if on Knowledge Base
2.2 Check Knowledge Base for accuracy
2.3 Decide on additions to Knowledge Base

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3 Decide how / what to link
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3.1 Notes:
3.1.1 Searching better for users on Knowledge Base
3.1.2 Are all current LS FAQs appropriate for the Knowledge Base?
3.1.3 Knowledge Base easier for our Ref Librarians to use while on chat service.

3.2 LS Web Sole Link
3.2.1 LS Web links to Knowledge Base only.
3.2.2 Link from Knowledge Base to LS Web FAQs

3.3 Keep Both Knowledge Base & Web Site FAQs
3.3.1 LS Web Site FAQs searchable from LS Web & ACC Web Search
3.3.2 Knowledge Base not searchable from LS Web & ACC Web Search


18 September 2017

Implementation of SSL Certificate on the LS Web

Implementation of SSL Certificate on the LS Web 

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1 Create LSWeb copy on external drive
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1.1 LS Web NoSSL (Keep as backup.)
1.2 LS Web Working (Prepare this folder/files.)
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2 Use Text Crawler to change all (.php, .htm, .html, .pdf, .css, .js, .doc) files on LS Web Working
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2.1 from http://library
2.2 to https://library
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3 Rename folders on LS Web Working
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3.1 AA-GatherFiles-ssl (Root files)
3.2 eresources-ssl
3.3 gen-info-ssl
3.4 help-ssl
3.5 includes-ssl
3.6 loc-ssl
3.7 presentations-ssl
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4 Alert Maria that we are beginning Step 4
(Coordinate through remaining steps.)
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4.1 Copy -ssl folders to library.austincc.edu
4.2 Rename library.austincc.edu original folders to -old
4.3 Rename -ssl folders without -ssl
4.4 implement SSL program
4.4.1 The certificate is on the Library site at the ACCNet web server. The certificate is already installed; we only need binding to port 443.
4.4.2 Call/Text Maria [9/14/17 9pm]
4.4.3 Bind SSL
4.5 Post Binding
4.5.1 Test for viability
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5 Cleanup
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5.1 Check Web Developer for Errors
5.2 Fix residual errors on LS Web Site
5.3 Fix residual errors on 3rd Party sites
5.3.1 H3lp
5.3.1.1 Chat snippets
5.3.1.2 FAQs
5.3.1.3 Templates
5.3.2 Articulate
5.3.3 Springshare
5.4 Announce to LS

15 August 2017

LibraryH3lp - Implementation

  Note:  all html coding - replaced < with [[ and > with ]]

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 LibraryH3lp - Implementation
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1 LS Staffing
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1.1 Login to webclient: http://us.libraryh3lp.com/webclient
1.2 example login:
cyprefdesk
cypref
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2 Add or Delete
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2.1 LibraryH3lp
2.1.1 Chat widget
2.1.1.1 Change Nav bar
Currently, the test nav bar is only on the test Ask page:
 http://library.austincc.edu/help/ask-h3lpX.php

Rename 'navbar.php' to 'navbar-old.php
Rename 'navbar-h3.php' to 'navbar.php'

What this amounts to is that a code snippet* for LibraryH3lp was added to Chat link on the test nav bar.  This nav bar file should replace the current one.
[[div id="skip"]][[a href="#LScontent"]]Skip to
Main Content[[/a]][[/div]]
    [[header2 class="show-for-small"]]
[[!-- This next section contains header for small screens. --]]
    [[/header2]] [[!-- end of minimal header --]]
    [[header class="show-for-medium-up"]]
[[!-- This next section contains header for medium up screens. --]]
    [[/header]]
  [[topnav2 class="show-for-small"]]
[[!-- This next section contains top navigation bar for small screens. --]]
[[/topnav2]] [[!-- end of minimal nav --]]
 [[topnav class="show-for-medium-up"]]
[[!-- This next section contains top navigation bar for small screens. --]]
[[/topnav]] [[!-- end of drop menu nav --]]
........................................................................
 * code snippet                
[[li class="mainItem"]]     [[ul class="sub"]]
    [[li]][[!-- Place this div in your web page where you want your chat widget to appear. --]]
[[div class="needs-js"]]
  chat loading...
[[/div]]
[[!-- Place this script as near to the end of your BODY as possible. --]]
[[script type="text/javascript"]]
  (function() {
    var x = document.createElement("scr"+"ipt"); x.type = "text/javascript"; x.async = true;
    x.src = (document.location.protocol === "https:" ? "https://" : "http://") + "us.libraryh3lp.com/js/libraryh3lp.js?10600";
    var y = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; y.parentNode.insertBefore(x, y);
  })();
[[/script]][[/li]]
[[li]][[a href="http://library.austincc.edu/help/ask.php"]] [[img alt="Phone us for help" src="http://library.austincc.edu/img/phone-button-blue_32x32.png"]]Phone Us[[/a]][[/li]]  ....               
2.1.1.2 Nav Pages - Get Help Mobile H3lp
Because our site is mobile responsive, the navigation bar changes with screen size to go to nav pages instead of drop menus.  This coding should replace the current nav page for Get Help.  Use http://library.austincc.edu/NavPages/GertH3lpY.txt

[[h2]]Get Help / Chat[[/h2]]
              [[ul class="ulindent"]]
                 [[li style="font-size: medium;"]][[!-- Place this div in your web page where you want your chat widget to appear. --]]
[[div class="needs-js"]]chat loading...[[/div]]

[[!-- Place this script as near to the end of your BODY as possible. --]]
[[script type="text/javascript"]]
  (function() {
    var x = document.createElement("script"); x.type = "text/javascript"; x.async = true;
    x.src = (document.location.protocol === "https:" ? "https://" : "http://") + "libraryh3lp.com/js/libraryh3lp.js?10639";
    var y = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; y.parentNode.insertBefore(x, y);
  })();
[[/script]] 
[[/li]]
                 [[li style="font-size: medium;"]][[a href="http://library.austincc.edu/help/ask.php"]] [[img src="http://library.austincc.edu/img/PersonL-button-blue_32x32.png"]]Ask a Librarian[[/a]][[/li]]
                 [[li style="font-size: medium;"]][[a href="http://library.austincc.edu/help/ask.php"]] [[img src="http://library.austincc.edu/img/phone-button-blue_32x32.png"]]Phone Us[[/a]][[/li]]
                 [[li style="font-size: medium;"]][[a href="http://library.austincc.edu/help/ask.php"]][[img src="http://library.austincc.edu/img/email-sm-32x.png"]] Email Us[[/a]][[/li]]
                 [[li style="font-size: medium;"]][[a href="http://library.austincc.edu/help/FAQs/Lib-FAQs.php"]]Library FAQs[[/a]][[/li]]
                 [[li style="font-size: medium;"]][[a href="http://researchguides.austincc.edu/"]]Research Guides[[/a]][[/li]]
                 [[li style="font-size: medium;"]][[a href="http://library.austincc.edu/help/tutorials.php"]]Online Tutorials[[/a]][[/li]]
                 [[li style="font-size: medium;"]][[a href="http://library.austincc.edu/help/documentation.php"]]Citing Sources[[/a]][[/li]]
              [[/ul]]
2.1.1.2.1 Rename 'GetHelp.txt' to 'GetHelpOld.txt'
2.1.1.2.2 Rename 'GetH3lpY.txt' to 'GetHelp.txt'
2.1.1.2.3 Research Guides
Changing the Nav Pages makes Chat available to all Research Guides because of the banner with minimal nav bar.

Change info on the Get Help! tab -- will change all subject guide and library guide tabs.
2.2 ChatStaff
2.2.1 Link needed on these pages
2.2.2 Replace wording 'AskAcademic' or 'Ask Academic' with 'Chatstaff'
2.2.3 See pages under AskAcademic topic below for changes.
2.3 Liveperson
2.3.1 Remove Liveperson Monitor script from page headers
This is the code for that script and should be easily removed.  Will need to double check.
[[!-- This next section contains the LivePerson Monitor Script --]]
2.3.2 Remove and replace link on pages like /help/ask.php
This is the script for Liveperson on the /help/ask.php page (ask-incl.txt/htm)
[[a id="ex2" style="cursor:pointer;text-decoration: underline;"]]Chat with an ACC Librarian during open hours.[[/a]]
Should also check all files for id="ex

This page needed more work to add the chat widget and style the resulting link to be more apparent.

2.4 AskAcademic
Replace wording and links on these pages for sure
2.4.1 http://library.austincc.edu/help/FAQs/faq-chat-info.php
2.4.3 library.austincc.edu/help/FAQs/faq-AskAcademic.php
...................Made a redirect to the Chatstaff FAQ
2.4.4 Get Help! tab on Research Guides
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3 Patron
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3.1 For the patron to see an active chat link, LS staff must be logged in
3.1.1 Chat Now
3.1.2 Chat Offline