Social networking project for INF 506 Web design criteria for school library Web 2.0 spaces

1. What criteria are important in school library web design?

2. ASSESSMENT Criteria Promotion Be dynamic Content Segmentation Reference services Participation and collaboration Connectivity Navigability Usability Feedback Analytics Visibility

3. THINGS TO CONSIDER and USABILITY VERNE: “FIVE SECOND TEST” What is the website about? What action does it ask you to take? Best Practice IN Library web design BEST PRACTICE IN LIBRARY WEB DESIGN Ho, Verne. (2009). Applications of usability principles on a social network. In Creative Briefing. Retrieved from http://creativebriefing.com/applications-of-usability-principles-on-a-social-network/

4. Promote your library: collection , services and events McBurnie, J. (2007) Your online identity: Key to marketing and being found. In FUMSI, (October). Retrieved from http://web.fumsi.com/go/article/share/2510 Retrieved from http://www.broulee-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/iCentre.html

5. Be dynamic your content should change constantlyinvite users to participate , contribute and collaborate use a blog as a web platform to present, create, and add new content that stimulates interest in what your library has to offer Chapman, Cameron. (2009) Social Network Design: Examples and best practices. In Smashing Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/07/13/social-network-design-examples-and-best-practices/

8. Does it stimulate patrons to read, share and participate?Invite users to “Tag” books to help them find popular materials: romance, humour, ghosts, spy stories, science fiction, mystery, thrillers, detectives Chapman, Cameron. (2009). Social Network Design: Examples and best practices. In Smashing Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/07/13/social-network-design-examples-and-best-practices/

9. SegmentationCreate different web pages to suit major patron groups “Offer youth the opportunities to create and interact within this space we call ‘the library’” Create a Facebook fan page and invite them to contribute “Truly involving teens means giving them a variety of tools to create their own stories and interact with others” Make a book trailer, video or podcast Teenagers Matthews, Brian. (2009). Web design matters: Ten essentials for any library site. Library Journal, (15). Retrieved from http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6634712.html/industryid=47126 Farkas, M.G. (2007). What will work @your library. In Social software in libraries: building collaboration, communication and community online. p.237. Medford, N.J. : Information Today, Inc.

10. Kids Create a playful mood, include a GAMES section Use vivid COLOURS, animated characters, elements from natureInclude images with captions “ Tigers ” Lazaris, L. (2009). Designing websites for kids: Trends and best practices. In Smashing Magazine, (27). Retrieved from http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/11/27/-designing-websites-for-kids-trends-and-best-practices/

12. Provide instant access on every page by embedding a textbox in the template design via a tool like “Meebo”

13. Reference services and social networking can be offered via Facebook and Twitter Matthews, Brian. (2009). Web design matters: Ten essentials for any library site. Library Journal, (15). Retrieved from http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6634712.html/industryid=47126 Laura, Anna. (2010). A to Z of Social Networking for Libraries. In Social Networking for Libraries. Retrieved from http:// socialnetworkinglibrarian.com/2010/01/22/a-to-z-of-social-networking-for-libraries/

17. Text reminders for overdue items via SMS

18. Text a Librarian to ask for helpMatthews, Brian. (2009). Web design matters: Ten essentials for any library site. Library Journal, (15). Retrieved from http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6634712.html/industryid=47126

20. your State Library

22. Embed a federated search box on the homepage

23. Users can do a keyword search across multiple databases connectivity Governor, J., Hinchcliffe, D. & Nickull, D. (2009). Web 2.0 architectures (1st ed.). Sebastopol, California: O’Reilly Media .Retrieved from Safari Books Online.

25. Organize information in a semantic order through the menu and tabs

26. Build for error by providing escape routesVerne: “the nature of a social network’s operation makes usability especially important” Make it obvious which response you want users to make – use buttons and colorful language to highlight options for users to perform actions Chapman, Cameron. (2009) Social Network Design: Examples and best practices. In Smashing Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/07/13/social-network-design-examples-and-best-practices/ Verne. ( 2009). Applications of usability principles on a social network. In Creative Briefing. Retrieved from http://creativebriefing.com/applications-of-usability-principles-on-a-social-network/

28. show the community that you listen and take action

30. public wall comments

31. live chat

32. instant messagingChapman, Cameron. (2009). Social Network Design: Examples and best practices. In Smashing Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/07/13/social-network-design-examples-and-best-practices/

33. analytics INSTALL A TOOL TO MONITOR SITE VISITS Install “Google Analytics”, a free tool to measure popularity, click patterns and identify stumbling blocks.Use this data to rearrange content or modify web copy. Matthews, Brian. (2009). Web design matters: Ten essentials for any library site. Library Journal, (15). Retrieved from http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6634712.html/industryid=47126

34. Visibility “Consumers, must fully understand the legal and real world effects of interacting with services in a specific execution context” Governor, J., Hinchcliffe, D. & Nickull, D. (2009). Web 2.0 architectures (1st Ed.). Sebastapol, California: O’Reilly Media . Retrieved from Safari Books Online.

35. References Chapman, Cameron. (2009). Social network design: Examples and best practices. In Smashing Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/07/13/social-network-design-examples-and-best-practices/ Farkas, M.G. (2007). What will work @your library. In Social software in libraries: building collaboration, communication and community online. p.237. Medford, N.J. : Information Today, Inc. Governor, J., Hinchcliffe, D. & Nickull, D. (2009). Web 2.0 architectures (1st Ed.). Sebastapol, California: O’Reilly Media. Retrieved from Safari Books Online. Ho,Verne. ( 2009). Applications of usability principles on a social network. In Creative Briefing. Retrieved from http://creativebriefing.com/applications-of-usability-principles-on-a-social-network/

36. REFERENCES Laura, Anna. (2010). A to Z of Social Networking for Libraries. In Social Networking for Libraries. Retrieved from http:// socialnetworkinglibrarian.com/2010/01/22/a-to-z-of-social-networking-for-libraries/ Lazaris, L. (2009). Designing websites for kids: Trends and best practices. In Smashing Magazine, (27). Retrieved from http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/11/27/-designing-websites-for-kids-trends-and-best-practices/ Matthews, Brian. (2009). Web design matters: Ten essentials for any library site. Library Journal, (15). Retrieved from http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6634712.html/industryid=47126 McBurnie, J. (2007) Your online identity: key to marketing and being found. In FUMSI, (October). Retrieved form http://web.fumsi.com/go/article/share/2510

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