Library Website Usability

Website usability is concerned with the degree to which visitors to a website achieve their goals effectively, efficiently and with satisfaction. The aim of website usability is to make the site easy to use.

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* 1. Are you interested in learning more about improving the usability of your library website?

Yes

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* 2. What are the top 3 topics you would like to learn more about?

Can students find what they are looking for? (books, journal articles, contact for help, etc.)

Wayfinding (navigation, page titles, breadcrumbs)

Text for the web (labels, links, and writing)

Making links easy to find and understand

Identifying points of frustration for users when using the site

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What are the top 3 concerns you have with the usability of your website?

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* 4. What software platform is your library's website created with?

LibGuides CMS

Drupal

Wordpress

Joomla

Google Sites

I don't know.

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Who maintains the library’s website?

Library staff

Institution, with library input

Institution, with no library input

I don’t know

Other (please specify)

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* 6. If the library can make direct changes to the library website or direct other institution staff to make changes, describe the types of changes allowed - design/layout (where things are on the page), text, links, color or style of text and links, etc.

Library Website Usability

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* 1. Are you interested in learning more about improving the usability of your library website?

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* 2. What are the top 3 topics you would like to learn more about?

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* 3. What are the top 3 concerns you have with the usability of your website?

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* 4. What software platform is your library's website created with?

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* 5. Who maintains the library’s website?

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* 6. If the library can make direct changes to the library website or direct other institution staff to make changes, describe the types of changes allowed - design/layout (where things are on the page), text, links, color or style of text and links, etc.

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* 7. Your Name

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* 8. Your Institution

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* 9. Your Email Address