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Wondering what that looks like? Here are five keys to library UX and good library website design\u2026<\/p>\n
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Web designs are often judged by virtue of their attractiveness, but aesthetics aren\u2019t always the only (or even primary) consideration. When your mission is to share resources and knowledge with an entire community, it\u2019s more important that design elements be clear than it is for them to be studied. You certainly want your pages to look good, but it\u2019s even more important users understand how to use them.<\/p>\n
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Even a smaller library is likely to have several different sections and resources that need to be referenced on a website. Arranging the resulting content in a way that makes it easy for visitors to find what they\u2019re looking for is crucial. If they can\u2019t, then they will likely leave without getting the information they were looking for simply because it wasn\u2019t easy enough to locate.<\/p>\n
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Alongside the well-organized categories of content within your library website, it\u2019s also a good idea to include advanced search functions. Some visitors will undoubtedly know exactly what information or resource they are searching for, so allowing them to look through your site and catalog (by keyword, for instance, or ISBN number) can save huge amounts of time. It can also reduce the burden on your staff because they won\u2019t have to answer as many questions.<\/p>\n
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We have been preaching about the virtues of ADA compliance and online accessibility for many years. Serving those with disabilities is always a good idea, but it\u2019s particularly crucial for libraries. You undoubtedly have some in your community who are impaired visually or in terms of their movement. Building a library website they can interact with easily is a way of sharing what you have with everyone who needs it.<\/p>\n
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Although website audits are traditionally thought of as falling under the umbrella of \u201caccessibility,\u201d they can greatly enhance library website UX. That\u2019s because the deep crawl of your pages that reveals broken links, coding errors, slow page response times, and other issues stops visitors from running into dead ends. These sorts of checkups are small and inexpensive, but can make your library website much more effective over time.<\/p>\n
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From small community libraries to the libraries found in larger cities, clients turn to us because we have the web design development skills they need. In fact, the Weblinx team has experience with all kinds of library web design and upgrade projects \u2013 ranging from the simple to the complex.<\/p>\n
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So, if you\u2019re looking at making some improvements to your library website, contact us today so we can schedule a free personalized consultation!<\/p>\n
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Wondering what that looks like? Here are five keys to library UX and good library website design\u2026 #1 A Clear Design Scheme Web designs are often judged by virtue of their attractiveness, but aesthetics aren\u2019t always the only (or even primary) consideration. When your mission is to share resources and knowledge with an entire community, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1042,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n