1. MIGRATING AND USABILITY IN LIBGUIDES VERSION 2
JUNIOR TIDAL
NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, CUNY
@JUNIORTIDAL

2. OVERVIEW
MIGRATION PROCESS
ACCESSIBILITY
FUTURE PLANS

3. CITY TECH IS A COMMUTER SCHOOL LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN.
BACKGROUND
CITY TECH IS A COMMUTER SCHOOL LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN.

4. RESEARCH GUIDES WERE ORIGINALLY IN A MEDIAWIKI INSTALLATION.
BACKGROUND
RESEARCH GUIDES WERE ORIGINALLY IN A MEDIAWIKI INSTALLATION.

5. SUBJECT LIBRARIANS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THEIR GUIDES.
BACKGROUND
SUBJECT LIBRARIANS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THEIR GUIDES.

6. MIGRATION PROCESS
INITIALLY, FACULTY LIBRARIAN DECIDED WHICH RESEARCH GUIDES WOULD BE KEPT OR WEEDED.

7. MIGRATION PROCESS
LIBRARIANS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR MOVING KEPT GUIDES INTO LIBGUIDES VERSION 2.

8. SOME LIBRARIANS WENT THROUGH THE SPRINGSHARE ONLINE TRAINING WEBINAR.
MIGRATION PROCESS
SOME LIBRARIANS WENT THROUGH THE SPRINGSHARE ONLINE TRAINING WEBINAR.

9. THE MIGRATION PROCESS STARTED IN THE SUMMER OF 2015.

10. MIGRATION PROCESS
THE MIGRATION IS STILL NOT COMPLETE, BUT SHOULD BE FINISHED BY THE END OF THE FALL SEMESTER.

11. USABILITY CONCERNS IN LIBGUIDES.
USABILITY ISSUES
USABILITY CONCERNS IN LIBGUIDES.

12. REFERRING TO OTHER LIBGUIDES AND LITERATURE FOR GUIDANCE.
USABILITY ISSUES
REFERRING TO OTHER LIBGUIDES AND LITERATURE FOR GUIDANCE.

13. USABILITY ISSUES
UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN CONDUCTED A LITERATURE REVIEW OUTLINING BEST PRACTICES.
DUNCAN, V., LUCKY, S., & MCLEAN, J. (2015). IMPLEMENTING LIBGUIDES 2: AN ACADEMIC CASE STUDY. JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES LIBRARIANSHIP.

14. UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
USE OF NATURAL AND CONSISTENT LANGUAGE ACROSS GUIDES.

15. UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
USE TEMPLATES TO ENFORCE GUIDE CONSISTENCY.

16. UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
LEFT-HAND NAVIGATION IS MORE NATURAL THAN THE TOP NAVIGATION.

17. UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
LIBGUIDES SHOULD CONTAIN CONTACT INFORMATION FOR LIBRARIANS.

18. UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
CONTACT INFORMATION ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO ASK FOR HELP.

19. INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS
IUPUI HAS A NUMBER OF USABILITY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LIBGUIDES.

20. INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS
LESS IS MORE. CONTENT SHOULDN’T CAUSE INFORMATION OVERLOAD OR CLUTTER PAGES.

21. INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS
BREAKING UP CONTENT IS MORE READABLE.

22. INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS
INCLUDE ALT-TEXT FOR IMAGES FOR ADA COMPLIANCE.

23. FUTURE PLANS FOR LIBGUIDES USABILITY
COMPLETE THE MIGRATION BEFORE IMPLEMENTING CHANGES.

24. FUTURE PLANS FOR LIBGUIDES USABILITY
CREATE A STYLE/BEST PRACTICES GUIDE FOR LIBRARIANS.

25. FUTURE PLANS FOR LIBGUIDES USABILITY
PERFORM USABILITY TESTS.

26. RECAP
MIGRATION PROCESS
ACCESSIBILITY
FUTURE PLANS

27. QUESTIONS?

28. THANKS!