libtech 2014: redesign on a dime
DESCRIPTION
Loras College librarians transformed their library’s website into one that responded to users’ needs while meeting the library's teaching objectives and the College’s branding requirements - all with no budget, limited staff, and very little technical assistance. Presented at the 2014 Library Technology Conference at Macalester College. Also available at: http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/libtech_conf/2014/sessions/17/TRANSCRIPT
REDESIGN ON A DIMEDIY:
Building a clean, user-friendly library Website using free and home-grown tools
CONTEXT/CONSTRAINTS/NEEDS
DESIGN
USABILITY
DIY:
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CONTEXT / CONSTRAINTS / NEEDS
DIY
FIRST, A BIT OF BACKGROUND
PAST
JUNE 2006
PAST
APRIL 2010
PAST
JANUARY 2013
PAST
NAVIGATE TO
YOUR WEBSITE:
• BEST 3 THINGS
• WORST 3 THINGS
5min
1 College branding
2 Subpages
2 Subpages
DESIGN
DIY
3 Inspiration
4 WireframePro
4 WireframePro
3 Inspiration
4 WireframePro
4 WireframePro
MOCKFLOW.COM• DESIGN PROTOTYPE
TO ADDRESS ONE OF
THE WORST THINGS
10min
5 jQuery Tabbed Navigation
5 jQuery Tabbed Navigation
5 jQuery Tabbed Navigation
5 jQuery Tabbed Navigation
6 Vendor Widgets
6 Vendor Widgets
USABILITY
DIY
7 Card Sorts
7 Card Sorts
CARD SORTS• ARRANGE CARDS INTO
CATEGORIES THAT
MAKE SENSE TO YOU
5min
8 Jing
8 Jing
8 Jing
8 Jing
JING• IN PARTNERS:
RECORD ONE PERSON
COMPLETING TASKS
ON YOUR HOMEPAGE
10min
9 Homemade Buttons
9 Homemade Buttons
9 Homemade Buttons
10 Google Calendar
10 Google Calendar
10 Google Calendar
10 Google Calendar
10 Google Calendar
DIY:
All this adds up to big change for the library’s website!
THE BIG REVEAL
THE BIG REVEAL
DIY“Utilizing limited space on the template allotted”
“Instructions are brief but also intuitive and sufficient”
“Less really is more”
“Navigation is quick and easy”
“As a user you have no trouble finding what
you need”
ACRL College Libraries Section Website of the
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