NYPL overhauls its homepage; "extreme makeover" includes expanded information and resources.(infotech)(New York Public Library)

The New York Public Library (NYPL) has given its homepage (www.nypl.org) an "extreme makeover" that includes a new look and additional resources and services. The site debuted roughly a decade ago, and "since that time, technological advances, user demands, and ever-expanding content have prompted many updates," the last of which was in 1999, NYPL said. Unlike minor cosmetic tweaking, this latest revamp is described as "a complete reconception of 25,000 pages of information and resources."

In announcing the redesign, NYPL president Paul LeClerc said that "the reconceived homepage leads the user to both new offerings and preexisting resources that may have escaped …