History of the UC Berkeley Library website
Before there was the World Wide Web, there was Gopher. The UC Berkeley Library had a gopher site. We were cutting edge.
When the World Wide Web emerged and wrestled the mighty Gopher to the ground, The Library embraced the Mosaic browser. White papers were written, task forces were formed, mission statements were birthed, and we were there, on the ground floor.
The UCB Library Web Development Team was formed in August 1994 and discharged in April 1996 when the server was formally placed in production mode. The Web Team was charged by Library administration with designing a World-Wide Web (HTTP) server for the Library.
Since 1996 the UC Berkeley Library Web has continued to grow. Subject specialty libraries and the Doe/Moffitt library have developed outstanding websites full of useful and timely content.
Highlights:
- 2003 a redesigned Library Web homepage and top-level pages were introduced.
- 2011 a mobile website that includes high-use mobile-friendly content is developed.
- 2011 the Web Advisory Committee works on a redesign of the Library Web homepage and top-level pages.