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Making Library Web Sites Usable: LITA Guide #14
Tom Lehman and Terry Nikkel (978-1-55570-620-3. 208 pp. $65; $58.50 for LITA Members)
Library webmasters, usability teams, and administrators will want this authoritative reference on usability.
In Making Library Web Sites Usable,
a LITA guide published by Neal Schuman,
authors Tom Lehman and Terry Nikkel show library webmasters, usability
teams, and library administrators how to turn confusing, unappealing
Web sites into the kind of friendly, efficient information gateways
that students will choose.
With clear, non-technical language, Making Library Web Sites
Usable breaks down what usability assessments are, why they are
important for libraries, why libraries should do them regularly, and
what the most common challenges are. They also explain all of the
necessary how-tos, whats, and whys for the most common assessment
techniques and how to interpret results, document findings, and
effectively communicate results and recommendations.
Usability-in-action success stories from Purdue, the
University of Virginia, and Wright State University libraries; the
Clinton Macomb Public Library in Michigan; the MITRE corporate library;
and the library at NASA Goddard offer rare insights and practical
advice for facing challenges like limited time, working within a
budget, and rallying support for Web site changes.
Using Interactive Technologies in Libraries, LITA Guide #13
Kathlene Hanson and H. Frank Cervone (ISBN-13: 978-1-55570-612-8.), $59.95 (LITA Members, $53.95)
Using Interactive Technologies in Libraries, edited by Kathlene Hanson and H. Frank Cervone and published by Neal-Schuman and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) offers in-depth information and advice for incorporating several interactive technologies that are creating the most hype today. Leading information professionals with experience using today’s high-tech library applications provide detailed examples, implementation ideas, and helpful forecasts for the future roles of major technologies including using RSS, developing Wikis, implementing blogs, and podcasting.
Using Interactive Technologies in Libraries is filled with detailed information and valuable advice about new applications, guidance for deciding whether or not to integrate them into existing programs and suggestions for using them to meeting user needs and create a high-technology profile with library patrons.
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