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POPULATING AND ORGANIZING YOUR
WEBSITE
Chapter 8
What makes a good library website? Features contain in the website Extreme design; functional, flamboyant,
static and or plain Combination of stylish design and top
quality content
Usability issues Screen resolution, streaming, Flash and
PDF dilemma. High resolution 640x480 screen resolution.
Visibility. Basic requirement for streaming media
(audio or video) – Real Player Downloading Flash reader PDF – disable alteration to the document. Inaccessible to vision-impaired user.
Usability and vision-impaired users Many sites offer poor usability to the
visual-impaired user. Text-reading software Frame - that are not compatible to text-
reading software International guidelines for vision-
impaired user - (W3C)Web Content Accessibility Guidelines standard for UK government. Belgium, France, USA..etc.
Organizing your website
Easy navigation – all pages are logically linked Indexing Link from any point of your website to the main
page. Link remain consistent as the site is updated.
The top 10 features of library website
1. Bookmarks
selection of useful link from other website
Need updating to unsure they remain current
introducing new things to the target page or audience
BOOKMARK
2. Practical Information
Useful information such as Maps or direction to visitors or users.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
3.Training guidesLinks to pages offer advice on training opportunities or structured training materials
TRAINING GUIDES
4. Search the site
Search engine to register your site. So it
can be search through the web. E.g.
Atomz (searching and search result)
SEARCH THE SITE
5. Online publications
Electronic journals produce in-house
Economically practical to sell online of printed. Web publishing
ONLINE PUBLICATION
6. Catalog
Library catalog (OPAC)
7. Library Friends
Direct communication with the Friends of the organization.
8. Ask a librarian
Offer user to ask questions thru e-mail or online forms; based on these conditions:
i) Do not make the space for the question too small.
ii) Make it clear what level of service the user can expect.
iii)Your reply may need make reference from materials available in the library
iv)Make it clear what kinds of enquiries you will not handle.
ASK A LIBRARIAN
9. Subject folders and subject portals
provide subject folders for list of document that will be used.
10. Library publications
provide list of all books or materials published by the library or the organization. Available for ordering.