FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (6/05)
Contact: Christy J. Wrenn, Director of Library Services, 318-869-5057, or Lynn Stewart or Kelsey Johnson, Centenary News Service, 318-841-7265

Centenary's Magale Library Earns "Website of the Month" Award

	Magale Library's physical location is off Woodlawn on the east side of campus, but its virtual location can be found at http://www.centenary.edu/library. (File Photo)

SHREVEPORT, LA-— The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has honored Centenary College's Magale Library as "Website of the Month" for February/March 2005. Chosen as an outstanding example of a library Website, Magale Library has been selected among a wide range of small college and university Websites across the country.

The ACRL chooses library Websites from a pool consisting of those schools having Carnegie classifications at the baccalaureate or master's levels with an enrollment of less than 5,000 students. Websites are assesed based on five considerations:

1. Ease of access- timely connection with a relatively quick load of graphics
2. Content- useful and relevant, containing breadth and depth and characterized by accuracy
3. Currency- an indication of the last update of the site
4. Design- an eye-catching and appealing overall look, effective use of graphics related to a page's theme and consistent layout
5. Navigation- features such as a link back to the home page, site search capability and site layout.

See Centenary and other "Website of the Month" winners at http://www.ala.org/ala/acrlbucket/cls/websiteofthemonth/index.htm.

For more information about Magale Library, contact Christy J. Wren, director of library services at 318-869-5057 or visit Magale Library online at http://www.centenary.edu/library/.

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