Investigating a Student-Driven Taxonomy for Library Website Design
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| author | Hulseberg, Anna Monson, Sarah |
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| contents | Investigating a Student-Driven Taxonomy for Library Website Design Hulseberg, Anna Monson, Sarah Classification Internet Web Sites Computer System Design Indexes Metadata Vocabulary Development Vocabulary Librarian Attitudes Student Attitudes Preferences Investigations Online Searching Navigation (Information Systems) Search Strategies Usability Library Research User Needs (Information) Libraries spend countless hours developing websites to connect users and resources. However, how much do we really know about what website terminology and features are meaningful to our patrons? And how can we best organize websites to facilitate access to resources? This article examines these questions by presenting a case study of a student-driven taxonomy for library website terminology, features, and organization. Findings suggest that librarians and students do not necessarily have diverging terminologies for websites. Students value simplicity, efficient searching, and research guidance, and librarians still have much to learn about students' conceptualization of the content behind web links. (Contains 8 figures and 2 footnotes.) |
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| spellingShingle | Investigating a Student-Driven Taxonomy for Library Website Design Hulseberg, Anna Monson, Sarah Classification Internet Web Sites Computer System Design Indexes Metadata Vocabulary Development Vocabulary Librarian Attitudes Student Attitudes Preferences Investigations Online Searching Navigation (Information Systems) Search Strategies Usability Library Research User Needs (Information) Investigating a Student-Driven Taxonomy for Library Website Design Hulseberg, Anna Monson, Sarah Classification Internet Web Sites Computer System Design Indexes Metadata Vocabulary Development Vocabulary Librarian Attitudes Student Attitudes Preferences Investigations Online Searching Navigation (Information Systems) Search Strategies Usability Library Research User Needs (Information) Libraries spend countless hours developing websites to connect users and resources. However, how much do we really know about what website terminology and features are meaningful to our patrons? And how can we best organize websites to facilitate access to resources? This article examines these questions by presenting a case study of a student-driven taxonomy for library website terminology, features, and organization. Findings suggest that librarians and students do not necessarily have diverging terminologies for websites. Students value simplicity, efficient searching, and research guidance, and librarians still have much to learn about students' conceptualization of the content behind web links. (Contains 8 figures and 2 footnotes.) |
| title | Investigating a Student-Driven Taxonomy for Library Website Design |
| topic | Classification Internet Web Sites Computer System Design Indexes Metadata Vocabulary Development Vocabulary Librarian Attitudes Student Attitudes Preferences Investigations Online Searching Navigation (Information Systems) Search Strategies Usability Library Research User Needs (Information) |
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