REDESIGNING PURDUE LIBRARIESWEBSITE

TAO ZHANGDIGITAL USER EXPERIENCE SPECIALISTPURDUE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

WHY REDESIGN?Significant part of library service

Access to electronic resourcesBooksPurdue collectionsLibrary service

THE PROCESS

Discovery Information Architecture

Site Prototyping

User storiesPersonas

Content inventorySitemapWireframes

Visual Design & Theming

Content typesPage mockups

Implementation

Completed look & feel

Testing & Launch

StagingUser testing& refinement

DISCOVERY

Students FacultyLibrary staff

Contextual inquiryInterviewsGoogle analyticsContent inventory

USABILITY LAB

DISCOVERYDominance of search

DISCOVERY | CONTENT

DISCOVERY | CONTENT

Quick access

DISCOVERY | CONTENT

DISCOVERY“Too many and often redundant links.” “Difficult to find information.”

Users want:Quick access to resourcesInformation about library facilities

DESIGN PLAN• Personas• Content

• Sitemap• Gap analysis

• Design

PERSONAS

JennySophomore

Article

Course reserve books

Library hours

Brian3rd year PhD student

Database

Google Scholar

Kate

Article

Database

Services

Associate Professor

SITEMAP

GAP ANALYSIS | EXAMPLE

HOMEPAGE

NAVIGATION

LIBRARY PAGE

LIBRARY PAGE

BEHIND THE SCENE

Content workflowUser profiles

Pre-fetched indexSearching across databasesSingle UI for all search results

QUESTIONS?

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