EXTREME MAKE-OVER …tricks, treats & tips to keep in your toolkit to take your web site from mess to success... October 17, 2011 Tips on Redesigning Library Sites Internet Librarian, Monterey, California Amanda Foust [email protected]Anna Jonsson [email protected]Julie Magnus [email protected]Marin County Free Library
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EXTREME MAKE-OVER…tricks, treats & tips to keep in your toolkit to take your web site from mess to success...
LIBRARY SITE: NOW IN COUNTY WEB SITENOVEMBER 21, 2001
LIBRARY SITE: PHOTO HIGHLIGHTSOCTOBER 10, 2002
LIBRARY REFERENCE LINKSOCTOBER 1, 2002
MORE DESIGN CHANGESJUNE 20, 2003
NEW DESIGN FOCUS ON GRAPHIC LINKSFEBRUARY 5, 2005
LIBRARY SITE: NEW TABBED DESIGNSEPTEMBER 29, 2007
TAB LAY-OUT NAVIGATION SEPTEMBER 29, 2007
TAB REDESIGNFEBRUARY 25, 2009
LIBRARY LEAVES COUNTY SITEAUGUST 4, 2009
REDIRECT TO NEW URL2009
NEW HOME PAGE “EVOLVING”AUGUST 5, 2009
HOME PAGE: VISUAL CLUTTERAPRIL 26, 2011
PREPARING FOR THE NEW WEBSITE Vendor & Software Selection Web steering Committee Use types – know your audience Page editors Plan for new content Strategic planning Feedback channels Design Lay-out using Wireframes Logo changes Tracking spreadsheets for content creation Google Docs account for sharing content Usability testing
IF WE KNEW THEN…. Designate a project manager and a task manager Know your library’s culture—get buy-in Clearly communicate expectations to staff—stay
positive Ask vendor for examples of projects with similar
budget Ask vendor for specifics on what library staff will be
expected to complete Plan for workload impact on staff Keep detailed list of things to check, problems Use spreadsheets to track content Encourage staff to think creatively about content;
have content in mind before start of project
WEB SITE TIMELINE: PAGE 1 OF 5
LAY-OUT & DESIGN USING WIREFRAMES
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WIREFRAMES USING MOCKINGBIRD
BRANCH PAGE MOCK-UP USING WIREFRAMES
TRACK CONTENT DEADLINES ON SPREADSHEET
TEEN CONTENT
INCLUDE PROOFREADING
STAFF UPLOADED CONTENT USINGGOOGLE DOCS
SOCIAL MEDIA CHEAT SHEETS FOR STAFF
CHEAT SHEET FOR PHOTOS
CREATE TOOLKITS FORFLICKR & YOUTUBE
CREATE TOOLKITS FOR TWITTER, BLOGS– ALL SOCIAL MEDIA