This session was very interesting. The speaker Jeff Winseiekekkeke--- (he had a long last name) is a Web Services librarian at the University of Pittsburg.
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| From Computers in Libraries 2009 Conference |
The primary focus of this session was to avoid wasting valuable time and money redesigning a library website.
He mentioned excellent points about the main "pitfalls" that the Web designer will run into.
Here are a few:
- Failing to account for assessment time & effort
- Spend your money where the water is – Identify heavy user services, biggest return of investment
- Not knowing enough about old website before redesign
- Losing page rank
- Proceeding without consensus on goals
- Proceeding with TOO MUCH consensus- avoid death by committee
- Design constituencies and INCLUDE them in the process
- Thinking inside the box (think about CMS, Blog, Wiki alternatives)
These are interesting points, especially since one day we may redesign the Swilley Library website.
Well, next session is starting, gotta go!!
I will post again after next session is over.
