Thinking Differently About Library Websites

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Beyond Your Preconceptions

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

Av Laura Solomon

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In this issue of Library Technology Reports (vol. 58, no. 3), we’ll look at the common preconceptions of library websites and web design and work toward understanding what makes a useful, relevant library website that is user-friendly.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-04-30
Mått216 x 279 x 18 mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieLibrary Technology Reports
Antal sidor32
FörlagAmerican Library Association
ISBN9780838938188

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Chapter 1 – Overcoming Preconceptions of the Perfect Library Website: Anecdotes versus Research There’s No Such Thing as a Perfect WebsiteWebsite Work Begins with EducationModern Web Building Is Far Beyond That Bit of HTML You Learned in Grad SchoolWhen It Comes to the Website, Are You Like a Climate Change Denier?The Plural of Anecdote Is NOT DataNoteChapter 2 – Design for the User, Not the Staff The Challenges of Library Web DesignThree Truths about Your Library’s WebsiteWhat If Your Website Solved Problems?Why Your Website Should Not Be a Special SnowflakeWhy Do Web Myths Live On in Libraries?Three Things You Can Learn from Other WebsitesYou Are Not a Patron. So Act Like ItChapter 3 – Make Your Website Relevant and Useful New Might Be Shiny . . . but Is It Useful?Your Building Is Not Your ProductYour Home Page Isn’t Nearly as Important as You Think It IsAre You Designing for Something That Isn’t There Anymore?Widgets Are Cute. Get Rid of ThemStop Putting Out the Welcome MatThe “Three-Click Rule” Has Been Hogwash Since Its InceptionNotesChapter 4 – Easily Implementable Changes to Improve Your Website Make Your Links and Buttons More EffectiveGot Pictures? You’re Missing a StepLevel Up Your Website with This One Little ThingMake Search Less Painful for Your UsersNotesChapter 5 – Website Design Tips Why I (Sort of) Hate Carousels and You Probably Should TooDoes Your Content Stink?Stop Disenfranchising 25 Percent of Your Website’s UsersYou’re Not in Control, and That’s a Good ThingDoes Anybody Actually Work Here?A Picture Says 1,000 Words. Sometimes, That’s Too ManyNotesChapter 6 – Creating an Effective Web Presence Nobody Is Reading Your StuffWhere’s the Payoff? Writing So People Give a DamnWant a Better Presence Online? Get Over YourselfNotes