The purpose of project was to thin down the information presented on a University Library search results page. Then make it easy for the user to navigate without getting lost.
Through my research I found over 93% of students are using Google Scholar and Google to find their information. This was a problem since universities often shell out huge sums of money for access to scholarly journals. This is why my solution is so minimal and simple.
On the left (of the comparisons) you'll find the original website, and on the right is my solution.
On the left you will find the original library website, then on the right you'll find the version that I did of that page.
During one of my user tests I discovered I was testing the original developer of the website. This informed me of many other things I had not considered