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Emergency Treatments for Library Web Sites Laura Solomon Library Services Manager OPLIN [email_address]

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Main categories of issues: <ul><li>Layout </li></ul><ul><li>Text </li></ul><ul><li>Images </li></ul><ul><li>Navigation </li></ul><ul><li>Other </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Problems with Layout </li></ul>

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Too cluttered and busy

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Frames are EVIL

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Horizontal scrolling…just say “no.”

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Other layout issues <ul><li>Lack of consistent design </li></ul><ul><li>White space is not evil </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Text-related Problems </li></ul>

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Typography problems <ul><li>Too many fonts used on the site </li></ul><ul><li>Too many colors on the page </li></ul><ul><li>Using serif fonts for the majority of text </li></ul><ul><li>Inappropriate font use </li></ul>

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The quickest way to say “1998”

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Contrast is vital

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Watch the “welcomes”

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Calm down

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People don’t read

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Other text-related issues <ul><li>Acronyms </li></ul><ul><li>Library jargon </li></ul><ul><li>Lack of a tagline </li></ul><ul><li>Spelling errors </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Navigational Problems </li></ul>

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Welcome to our web site!! CLICK TO ENTER!

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Clue in your users <ul><li>Visited </li></ul><ul><li>Unvisited </li></ul>

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Where do I start?

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Drop-down, fly-out menus…CAUTION

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Leave a trail of breadcrumbs

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Other navigational issues <ul><li>Not labeling PDF links </li></ul><ul><li>Not using conventional pages & labels </li></ul><ul><li>Not linking lists </li></ul><ul><li>Using images instead of text </li></ul><ul><li>Logo doesn’t link home </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Problems with Images </li></ul>

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Textured/tiled backgrounds

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WHAT are they really advertising?

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Just say “no”

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Logo overload

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Ditch blue borders

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Does each graphic earn its keep?

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Know what graphics mean

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Learn to pick and choose

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Make sure your graphics are <ul><li>OPTIMIZED </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Other Problems </li></ul>

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Move the mission… … But remember the mission.

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Stop counting publicly

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Titles matter

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Browser shouldn’t matter

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Don’t limit your visitors

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Web sites are not movies

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Address/phone…?

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Other “other” issues <ul><li>Flash and/or music </li></ul><ul><li>FAQs that really aren’t </li></ul><ul><li>Not telling users why to perform a task </li></ul>

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Another 2-Minute Offense (or two)