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Introducing Effective Web Design: a Fresh Look Friday,
December 6, 2002
We hope you enjoyed the telecast. The slides for the telecast are available for download as a Microsoft PowerPoint file. Please note: this is a big file (~5MB) and may take a long time to download. Download Now. Other materials used in the teleconference:
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Today's Web sites need to offer more than just access to online catalogs and databases. Web sites need to anticipate the user’s expectations with design elements that make it easy to find and use information. Organizations, especially libraries, need to take a fresh look at their Web sites in light of usability and accessibility issues. Large, medium, or small— school, public, academic, or special—all libraries and organizations need to keep up-to-date with what’s happening in Web design. This teleconference brings fresh ideas to the Web environment. Experts will present and discuss user-centered design benchmarks, practical usability testing techniques, the do’s and don’ts of writing for the Web, and targeting search results for the user while providing for efficient site management. This teleconference brings to your staff a wealth of practical information that can be put to use immediately. It will stimulate discussion and planning for larger projects. Best of all, your staff can see and hear the wisdom of experts at a place and time convenient to them and to you. A site license allows downloading of the live satellite teleconference with your audience’s ability to ask questions of the experts, as well as taping rights to the program for later distribution to those who could not attend the live teleconference. The Program:
The Experts: Frank Cervone, Assistant University Librarian for Information Technology at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, will lead a panel of professionals in taking a look at what's new and exciting in Web design today. Presenters will include
Webliography Selected Readings and Resources. Evaluation Forms The course evaluation forms (in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format) are found here. You'll need the Acrobat Reader. Site License The live satellite teleconference is available for only US$395 through 11/22/02, and US$495 after. Site license includes Web-delivered collateral materials, taping rights, the ability to call in or fax your questions and the right to re-sell the live program. Register now to downlink this important teleconference. Send questions to Nancy Thomas, Content Coordinator, thomasn3@cdnet.cod.edu. Register by Mail, Fax, or Online Moderator: H. Frank Cervone is the Assistant University Librarian for Information Technology at Northwestern University where he is responsible for planning and policy related to information systems that enhance knowledge discovery and access. The author of 4 books on topics in information technology, he is a frequent speaker at conferences worldwide on issues related to project management, web site usability and accessibility, and issues related to information architecture and access. In addition, he has served as consultant for library systems and library consortia in the US, UK, and Brazil in areas related to information technology implementation, policy, management, and organization, as well as digital library technologies. See a list of his presentations at http://www.cervone.com/html/presentations.html. Presenters: Jared M. Spool, a software developer and programmer, founded User Interface Engineering in 1988. Jared is on the faculty of the Tufts University Gordon Institute and teaches seminars on product usability. He is a member of SIGCHI, the Usability Professionals Association, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the IEEE. Jared is a recognized authority on user interface design and human factors in computing. He is a regular tutorial speaker at the annual CHI conference and Society for Technical Communications conferences around the country. Visit his Web site at: http://www.uie.com/. Darlene Fichter, Data Coordinator, University of Saskatchewan, is a recognized expert and consultant on designing usable web sites. Her ability to explain the technology and its potential for broadening library services, along with her easy manner and ready wit have made her a popular speaker at conferences such a Computers in Libraries and The Internet Librarian. She writes a regular column in Online magazine and has her own consulting business, Northern Lights Internet Solutions. Darlene has made some comments in preparation for this teleconference. Read her handout "Writing for the Wired World". Visit her home page at http://library.usask.ca/~fichter and also visit her company web site at: http://www.lights.com/ Laura Pope Robbins is a reference librarian at Dowling College, Oakdale, New York. She developed the Journal Locator, a Web-assessable database that includes the holdings of all journal titles, both electronic and physical. She presented her project at the Computers in Libraries 2002 and has published an article about the project in OCLC Systems and Services. Laura has provided several handouts: Dynamic Content Delivery, Data-Driven Site Comparisons, and a Data-Driven Website Bibliography. Visit her Web site at: http://www.dowling.edu/library/manual/lpr.htm. Please join us. Register today. For questions or information: Copyright © 2002
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