For those of you on the American MEDLIB listserv, the discussion in the last few weeks has often returned to the issue of PubMed’s new interface. Today the new interface went live. Health librarians are not that pleased with the interface; I agree that there are certain navigational elements that are different and require too much clicking. But, generally speaking, the old PubMed interface was looking very tired. Given what we know about the impact that aesthetics has on navigation, it was time for something new. I am still weighing the affordances of the new interface with its constraints. Look for a review from me, soon. In the meantime, check out this cool new vid from the University of Manitoba Health Sciences Libraries. Nice work, gang~
What don’t people like about the new interface? It seems to be a great improvement to me.