Know this: I’m no computer geek. Oh, I love checking the Web for ACS news stories, I’m on Facebook and some other social networking sites, and I can be found busily typing on my keyboard most of the day during working hours. The Net is a Godsend when I need information for a reporter.
I love the technology; I just have no clue how it works. I can follow the directions they give you when I’m in our den at home and I want to buy a case of sugar-free strawberry jam online. And I appreciate being able to set up a good e-mail press list in Excel. But when something goes wrong with my office laptop, I give up almost immediately and make a call to the ACS IT Department. Only on rare occasions do I figure out how to solve the problem without help. So when I come across a program or a Web site that carries me along smoothly, I am ecstatic. 
The new, improved, lively, lovely ACS Web site that has recently been unveiled is just such a site. It sings. It really does make things easy. If you doubt me, please check out the improved version after you finish my blog item.
So what have the IT people at ACS done here to improve things?
They added innovative search and navigation tools to make the site even more useful and accessible to the public and enhanced the appearance of the site with more digital content, such as Flash, and made it easier for users to publish their content and information. New features include the Google navigation tool and more navigation cues, including the left hand menus and the Content Carousel, a media-rich area on the homepage that showcases the Society’s top news and research, as well as promoting top ACS programs and services.
ACS launched a new Web site in October 2007 to provide a global hub for chemistry and other scientific disciplines that involve chemistry and chemical engineering. The site offers ACS members, policy makers, and the public more intuitive access to information from the world’s largest scientific society. This includes cutting-edge science news, subscriber access to ACS’ suite of 38 peer-reviewed scientific journals, job listings and career services, podcasts and other resources.
OK, now you can check out www.acs.org.
Add Comment
Subscribe to Comments
The American Chemical Society's Office of Public Affairs' new pressroom blog highlights prominent research from ACS' 41 journals. It includes daily commentary on the latest news from ACS' weekly PressPac, including video and audio segments from researchers on topics covering chemistry and related sciences. The blog also covers updates on ACS' awards, the national meetings and other general news from the world's largest scientific society.
Log In 
