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Rachel Vacek, Head of Web Services, University of Houston Libraries
OK-ACRL Conference | 11.6.2015 | slideshare.net/vacekrae
Re-Imagining the Library Website
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Web Services department
We specialize in web and software development, user research,
usability testing, interaction design, graphic design, system
administration, system integration, content strategy, digital library
development, and project management.
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re-imagine verb re·imag·ine \ˌrē-i-ˈma-jən\
: to imagine again or anew: to form a new conception of : re-create
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imagineer imagine + engineer = imagineer
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Rachel Vacek, Head of Web Services, University of Houston Libraries
OK-ACRL Conference | 11.6.2015 | slideshare.net/vacekrae
Re-Imagining the Library WebsiteImagineering
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I. Evolution of website redesignII. Web design trendsIII. User expectationsIV. How libraries can imagineer
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I. Evolution of website redesign
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Small iterative change spreads out the cognitive load required to learn new things on a site.
- Aaron Schmidt, INFLUX
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@vacekraehttp://www.uie.com/articles/death_of_relaunch/
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II. Web design trends
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Best practices in 2011
http://digitalcommons.uconn.edu/libr_pubs/40
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Web design trends
Responsive designMore emphasis on typographyLarge and beautiful background imagesLarge and unobtrusive videoScrolling instead of clickingMore and larger touch targets
Flat designMicrointeractionsPersonalized storytellingPersonalized user experienceGrid style layoutsScalable vector graphicsMega navigation menusExpanding search bars
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Responsive design
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5 different responsive sizes for BYU’s library website
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Large backgroundimage
Large touch targets
Grid style layout
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Large touch targets
Large background image
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Large backgroundimage
Parallax scrolling
Flat design
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Large backgroundimage
Long pages that scroll
Scalable vector graphics
Flat design
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Longer pages that scroll
Flat design
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Large backgroundImage
Scalable vector graphics
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Micro-interactions
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Long scrolling pages
Large background images
Flat design
Grid layout
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Grid or tile layout
Personalized user experience
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Grid or tile layout
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Personalized user experience
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Grid layout at NCSU
Long pages that scroll
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Expanding search box
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Mega navigation menus
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Mega navigation menus
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Mega navigation menus
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Personal portraits
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Personal portraits
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Lots of info crammed into a page + Lots of layers = Too complicated to make responsive
That’s why Amazon has an app users can download instead
Amazon’s website is clearly not responsive to smartphone sized devices
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III. User expectations
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Contextual Inquiry @ UH LibrariesA research study that involves in-depth interviews where users walk through common tasks in the physical environment in which they typically perform
Used to better understand the intents and motivations behind user behaviors
Ethnographic data
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User expectationsFull library discovery
Personalized user experience
Get to resources and info quickly - not buried in site
Find resources library has through Google
DRM free resources
E-resources are printer-friendly
Simple, clean design
Subtle, large background images
Point of need assistance
Mobile friendly
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Image gallery gets ignored because it looks like an advertisement
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Too many options for most users
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Too many options for most users
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Users look for PDF icon to download or print
Want consistency in use of icons across systems
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Usable ≠ Good user experience
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Full library discovery ≠ Discovery system
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Full library discoveryDiscoverability of more than just content and collections
Integrates many existing systems in the library to create search results into “bento box” – results presented by type or resource
Includes:◦ People and expertise◦ Research guides◦ Unique collections and local
repositories◦ Exhibits◦ Specialized services◦ Library website content
http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/002214.html
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Search results presented by different formats
Book results include images
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Not quite bento box approach, but still highlighting other library resources while keeping facets
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Libraries with “bento box” search results Stanford UNT Dartmouth UNC Chapel Hill Michigan Alabama Rice Vanderbilt NCSU
Duke Yale Brown Cornell Princeton Toronto Wayne State … and the list is growing
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New services in libraries• Data management services• Data visualization services• GIS services• Social and collaborative
citation tools and bibliometrics• Mobile content delivery• Enhanced and more
accessible scholarly content• Electronic publishing
• Identity management• Web-scale discovery tools• Cross-institutional systems and
development partnerships• Multidisciplinary research• Liaisons embedded in
curriculum development• Capturing and archiving
campus digital research outputs
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IV. How libraries can imagineer
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Stop doing major website redesigns
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Integrate usability testing into your iterative development
and design lifecycle
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Embrace current and upcoming web design trends seen primarily
outside libraries
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Conduct more user research
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Create or highlight personalization options
within the site
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My accountMy favorites
Customized RSS feedsSubscribe to X
My wishlistMy saved resources
Popular resources from similar searches
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Highlight unique digital assets more
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Highlight services and people more
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License resources that have the least restrictions on saving or printing
and that have good user interfaces
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Offer full library discovery, not just content discovery
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Offer full library discovery, not just content discovery
Strive to provide
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Connect users to resources and services in their own workflows
by making those resources and services more familiar, discoverable,
usable, desirable
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The resources and services we provide and the
way in which we present them need to be meaningful
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How will you help your library imagineer your website?
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Thanks! CreditsWeb Design Trends To Look Out For In 2015http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/resources/web-design-trends-to-look-out-for-in-2015
Dempsey, Lorcan, Constance Malpas, and Brian Lavoie. 2014. "Collection Directions: The Evolution of Library Collections and Collecting" portal: Libraries and the Academy 14,3 (July 2014): 393-423. http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/research/publications/library/2014/oclcresearch-collection-directions-preprint-2014.pdfThirteen Ways of Looking at Libraries, Discovery, and the Catalog: Scale, Workflow, Attentionhttp://www.educause.edu/ero/article/thirteen-ways-looking-libraries-discovery-and-catalog-scale-workflow-attention
Varnum, K.J. “Library Discovery From Ponds to Streams.” The Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know. A LITA Guide, Chicago, IL: ALA Techsource (2014): 57-65.
Stop Redesigning And Start Tuning Your Site Instead http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/05/16/stop-redesigning-start-tuning-your-site/
The Redesign Must Die talk, by Lou Rosenfeldhttp://louisrosenfeld.com/home/bloug_archive/2008/04/the_redesign_must_die_talk.html
Thinking about Technology … Differently, by Locan Dempseyhttp://www.slideshare.net/lisld/thinking-about-technology-differently
New Media Condortium Horizon Report; 2014 Library Editionhttp://redarchive.nmc.org/publications/2014-horizon-report-library
Does Discovery Still Happen in the Library? Roles and Strategies for a Shifting Reality, by Roger Schonfeld, http://www.sr.ithaka.org/blog-individual/does-discovery-still-happen-library-roles-and-strategies-shifting-reality
Rachel VacekHead of Web ServicesUniversity of Houston Libraries
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