{"id":40368,"date":"2025-09-29T10:56:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T14:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/news\/?p=40368"},"modified":"2026-01-05T08:40:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:40:33","slug":"help-the-mit-libraries-improve-our-website-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/news\/help-the-mit-libraries-improve-our-website-search\/40368\/","title":{"rendered":"Help the MIT Libraries improve our website &amp; search"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-40369 \" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/homepage-screenshot-e1759177746944-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of library homepage\" width=\"327\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/homepage-screenshot-e1759177746944-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/homepage-screenshot-e1759177746944-837x1024.jpg 837w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/homepage-screenshot-e1759177746944-768x939.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/homepage-screenshot-e1759177746944-624x763.jpg 624w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/homepage-screenshot-e1759177746944.jpg 1066w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/>We want to make it easier for you to find the information you need to support your education, research, teaching, or work at MIT &#8211; and we need your help.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next year, we\u2019ll have a variety of feedback and usability testing opportunities as we work to update and improve our homepage and main search tool. To prepare for that, we are creating a pool of willing participants. Depending on the task, we\u2019ll thank you with TechCash and\/or our undying gratitude!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/Th8X2h7wRJi5aifS8\">Sign up now<\/a> if you are interested in joining the pool. We\u2019ll be in touch as opportunities arise.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, contact us at: <a href=\"mailto:ux-lib-research@mit.edu\">ux-lib-research@mit.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for your interest!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We want to make it easier for you to find the information you need to support your education, research, teaching, or work at MIT &#8211; and we need your help. Over the next year, we\u2019ll have a variety of feedback and usability testing opportunities as we work to update and improve our homepage and main search tool. To prepare for that, we are creating a pool of willing participants. Depending on the task, we\u2019ll thank you with TechCash and\/or our undying gratitude! Sign up now if you are interested in joining the pool. We\u2019ll be in touch as opportunities arise. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"subtitle":"Join our participant pool for upcoming user feedback and testing opportunities ","is_event":false,"calendar_url":"","calendar_id":"","calendar_image":"","pauthor":"Stephanie Hartman","urgent":false,"notes":"","featuredListImg":false,"homeImg":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/homepage-screenshot-e1759177746944_111x206_acf_cropped-1.jpg","listImg":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/homepage-screenshot-e1759177746944_323x111_acf_cropped-1.jpg","homepage_post_title":"Help the MIT Libraries improve our website &amp; search","featuredArticle":"false"},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-10"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40368"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43996,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40368\/revisions\/43996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}