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[log in to unmask] writes: > I really felt that >the description of the contents of the pages was very informative and >necessary for a browsing individual to know what he is looking for. >Now that information on one(actually several) page(s) has disappeared. I would agree with Mel that I liked the collected, easy to browse descriptions of the collections in the older version. I often used them with students and faculty to locate possible collections for their research. The longer descriptions and the keywords made it possible to hunt through that one Browse list and determine the collections for focus research. Now we tend to doing more all collection searches that we then narrow down--a slightly longer but perhaps more exhaustive approach. I can understand the rational for the shorter descriptions with the increased number of collections. I am really impressed with the additions! On another note, one of our faculty sat and sat and waited for the opening screen of the American Memory site (the one with the red, white, and blue blocks which become images from the collections) to do something. She did not know to click on "Enter American Memory" to enter the site. I found this opening interesting and enlightening and enjoyed going to the captions for the pictures as a way to discover new American Memory things. However, I noted that when I returned to that opening screen, new images had appeared. This might be disconcerting if a user had followed a caption to its collection and then wanted to go back to the original to explore other images. Upon return, the images will have changed. Unlike some of my reservations about the new American Memory page, I do prefer the New Learning Page! The new setup is much, much more user friendly. Now I can find things and it is much, much easier to see the breath and depth of materials available. With the current test group of Grandparent Projects, we are using the collections quite extensively for their individual research papers. Topics that have resulted in American Memory hits include the rise of suburbia, female movie stars, the Model T, conscientious objectors, and toys. Carolyn Carolyn Karis Urban School of San Francisco 1563 Page Street San Francisco, CA 94117 [log in to unmask]