Technology Services

Tag: Search

  • Updated Website Search Results

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    jerry

    Recently, Technology Services updated the search feature on the Gustavus website. Search results will now, by default, be prioritized with more recent results displayed at the top. An “advanced settings” option has also been added to allow users to further refine search results by selecting start and/or end dates. It is hoped that these changes…

  • Improved Search Suggestions

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    jerry

    Our top complaint this year has been with the lackluster search suggestions on the website. People said it would only give incorrect spellings of names. People complained that the feature was more of a hindrance than a help. Well, it turns out that people were right. The search suggestions were not working as intended. While…

  • Calendar Events in Google Search Results

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    jlencion

    Google has recently started showing our calendar events next to many search results at Gustavus. Want to know what’s happening at Gustavus? Search for gustavus. Wondering when the next big game is? Search for gustavus football. Curious about what the SAO has been up to? Search for gustavus student activities. This magic is possible because…

  • Blog Post Thumbnails in Search Results

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    jlencion

    Good news for Gustavus bloggers, we have taken another step toward making our search engine work a little bit better–blog post thumbnails will now appear next to search results just like profile photos.

  • Profile Photos in Search Results

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    jlencion

    Wading through search results can be tough when everything looks the same. It takes time to read through the results to find what you are looking for. Zeroing in on search results about a person at Gustavus just got a bit easier–we’ve added profile photos to our search results.

  • College Calendar Gets Better Search

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    jlencion

    We just launched a major improvement to the way that the College Calendar displays search results which will help visitors find the information they are looking for.

  • How to Find Free Images

    How to Find Free Images

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    jlencion

    Have you ever been writing a blog post or putting together a website and thought that all it really needs is a couple of decent photos? If you don’t have the time or talent to take photos for your pages, you might feel like you are out of luck. On the contrary, there’s good news…

  • Religion Theses Search

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    jlencion

    While the religion department has been posting copies of students’ senior theses on its website for a number of years, we recently added a handy search box to the page. Thanks to a little bit of help from some Google technology, you can now search through all of these academic documents. There’s a lot of…

  • Gribly suggest as you type

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    jlencion

    We just added an exciting new feature to the Gribly: search suggestions as you type.