Just as instructors strive for a student-centered classroom, the folks behind the college website strive for student-centered design and functionality. To that end, the site search has changed.
Now if you use the search box on shoreline.edu, it will only search shoreline.edu. Results will not include the intranet. To search the intranet, you’ll need to go there (intranet.shoreline.edu) and use that search box.
Why is this change good?
Here’s one example: Jane Student puts “parking” in the search box and now, instead of committee meeting minutes from 2003, the first search result is an up-to-date webpage with all she needs to know about parking on campus.
And if that example is not a good enough rationale, then here are some bullet points about why the change was made:
- it increases efficiency of the search
- it increases ease of use of the website (for students and the community, the major users and intended audience of shoreline.edu)
- it reduces confusion by removing irrelevant and/or out of date content
- increased efficiency and ease of use can promote retention by making it easier for students to find what they need
- increased efficiency and ease of use can promote new enrollment by making it easier for prospective students/families to see what we offer and how to enroll*
- in a website satisfaction survey students expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of search results
Still in love with the A-Z list?
Search has significantly improved in the last couple years. You may find typing a single word gets you what you want fast. For example: “safety” will get you Safety & Security; same with “parking” or “id”. This might be easier than scanning a list of random, alphabetized things.
If you have any concerns (or kudos) please share those via feedback@shoreline.edu.
Thank you!
*Parents and seniors both rated college websites as the most influential recruitment resource by a significant margin. Source: Noel-Levits 2014 E-Expectations report
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