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By Caroline Booth, Director of Communications and Marketing, UNT Libraries
If you haven’t visited it yet, take a few minutes to check out UNT Libraries’ redesigned Web site. Launched just before classes started this semester, the new site puts the needs of students, faculty and staff front and center. Some of the highlights include:
“The UNT Libraries’ website was last redesigned in 2006. Although the site remained functional, it was in need of a redesign to become a more modern, upbeat and welcoming site,” says Neena Weng, user interfaces unit manager in the Digital Library Services Division.
In October 2011, Weng says, the UNT Libraries began the Web site redesign with the primary objectives of:
Weng says that one of the first and most critical tasks in the redesign process was gathering feedback from users through online surveys and in-person interviews.
“One of the tasks in this interview was for the participant design/draw on a blank sheet of paper a library homepage that would be ideal for that participant to use,” she says. “The findings gathered from this participatory design activity were quite instructive. For example, we observed that 100 percent of the participants placed the search boxes at the most prominent spot in their design - a fact that helps explain the search box placement in our new design.”
Response to the new site has been overwhelmingly positive:
UNT Libraries would love to hear your opinion on the redesigned site, so check it out and let us know what you like and where we still have room to improve.
Posted on: Mon 01 October 2012
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