Faculty involvement in web site design

[Kathy Gaynor]

We are in the process of redesigning our web site 
(<http://library.webster.edu>) and are looking for effective ways to get 
faculty to participate in this project.  We held a meeting a few months ago 
for library staff in which we divided into groups and wrote down comments 
about our web site (e.g. what we liked about, didn't like about, thought of 
the visual appearance, ease of use, etc.).  We talked about the possibility 
of doing something similar for faculty but many commented that it would be 
hard to get faculty to come to such a meeting.

Have you tried similar meetings with faculty and do you have any advice on 
how to get a good number of people to participate?  Are there other means 
you have used to get feedback from this group of users?

Thanks so much for any suggestions you can provide.

Kathy M. Gaynor, Reference Librarian
Emerson Library
Webster University
470 E. Lockwood Ave.
St. Louis, MO  63119
(314) 961-2660 x7811
(314) 968-7113 fax
kgaynor at webster.edu