Web Design and Usability
From AmbientLibrarian
Many librarians and information professionals are responsible for the design and/or content of their library web sites. Others may just want to learn about the medium. This page is for resources related to web design and usability for beginners and professionals.
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Design
- 50 Favorite Design Resources
- 50 Web design resources available online
- A List Apart
- Web site for those who make web sites. Special attention given to web standards and best practices.
Development
- W3Schools
- Excellent web-building tutorials. W3Schools should be the first stop for librarians, LIS students, and others wanting to learn HTML, CSS, XML, and much more.
- Webmonkey
- The homepage is a bit distracting (low usability), but the How-to-Library and Quick Reference pages can be very helpful.
- CSS Zen Garden
- Many artists and designers put together different style sheets to view the same web page with amazing results.
Usability and Accessibility
- Usability 101: Introduction to Usability from Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, August 25, 2003
- A simple, concise explanation of usability, from Jakob Nielson, the usability guru. Look here for the five essential components of a usable web design.
- WebAIM Wave 3.0
- Wave3.0 is an excellent tool for checking compliance with accessibility standards for websites.
- WebXACT
- "A free online service that lets you test single pages of web content for quality, accessibility, and privacy issues."
Findability
- Google Webmaster Guidelines
- Guidelines for creating a Google-friendly web site
