[Objective] This paper studies the navigation features of top academic library websites from the United States, aiming to improve the services of their Chinese counterparts. [Methods] First, we identified library websites of the top 15 U.S. universities and downloaded their navigation texts. Second, we analyzed the similarities and differences among these texts with tag cloud and Vector Space Model. Finally, we examined our findings with the “2016 State of America’s Libraries Report”. [Results] The proposed method was intuitive and generated analysis results fast, which could be further processed with text mining techniques. [Limitations] Only retrieved the first and, second levels of navigation as well as titles of the homepages. [Conclusions] The proposed model provides useful information for the academic libraries in China.
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libraries, access for persons with limited mobility, jobs, collecting areas, events, computing(equipment & services), privileges, search tools, chat, course guides
康奈尔大学
faq for instructors, research data management services, equipment, computing, how to submit course reserves, library spaces, help, search tips: catalog, research guides, search
耶鲁大学
libraries, guide to using special collections, get it @yale (borrow direct, interlibrary loan, scan & deliver), find ejournals by title, search worldcat, policies, elischolar, search, search library catalog (orbis), services for persons with disabilities
哥伦比亚大学
recommend a title for purchase, deposit your research, technology, borrow direct, interlibrary loan, computing, policies, butler library lockers, room reservation, study spaces
加州大学伯克利分校
libraries, hours and maps, reserve a study room, news and events, renew, staff directory, research help, how to find, online exhibits, about us
芝加哥大学
libraries, copyright info, borrowdirect, employment, database finder, chapters, privileges, other local collections, research centers, library surveys
北卡罗莱纳州立大学
libraries, google scholar, interlibrary loan, staff directory, filmfinder, tours, search, give to the library, course reserves, visitor information
西北大学
libraries, resources, contact the library, tools for alumni, events, interlibrary loan, search tools, visit, guides, tools for graduate students
普林斯顿大学
libraries, today’s hours, borrow direct, study spaces and lockers, news and events, recommend a purchase, staff directory, new catalog, about us, research guides
加州理工学院
publish on demand, site map, archives, how do i...?, caltech open access policy faq, software available, about us, ask a librarian, friends of the caltech libraries, copyright support
哈佛大学
libraries, initiatives, archives, contribute your research, events, e-resources, resources for alumni, departments, staff directory, get it services
田纳西大学
ut dissertations, employment, give to the libraries, the library society, staff directory, libraries a-z, renew items, citing sources, music library, research guides
宾夕法尼亚大学
libraries, resources, penn’s libraries, create a video, staff directory, subjects/collections, tools, tutorials for tools, search, digitalpenn
麻省理工学院
scholarly publishing, galleries, tip faq, events, use policy, more search options, your account, about us, citation software, study spaces
加州大学戴维斯分校
libraries, melvyl, request a book/article, subject guides, digital scholarship, engineering, borrowing/circulation, carlson health sciences, about us, exhibits
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