[Web4lib] Nielsen's Top 10 - 2005 version

[Popp, Mary F.]

While I agree that Nielsen is not perfect, I do not believe we should
totally discount everything he says.  Library directors as well as
designers often have wonderful ideas for library web sites that include
things like graphical menus where the fonts cannot be enlarged, fonts on
the home page that are 8.5 points, and pages that cannot be printed off
because they are too wide for a standard portrait printer.  

Neilsen's list of design mistakes is a good tool to consider the
heuristics of a site design and to provide some talking points for
discussions on design within a library.  

I say we use the tools he gives us, along with those of others who are
well-versed in web design, and then apply our own judgment.

What other practical and accessible tools of this sort from sources in
LibraryLand can members of Web4Lib suggest for use in discussions with
library colleagues and administrators?

Mary
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Mary Pagliero Popp
Public Services Librarian, Library Information Technology 
Indiana University Libraries, Wells Library E456
1320 E. 10th Street
Bloomington, IN   47405
812-855-8170      FAX: 812-856-7949    popp at indiana.edu



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Drew, Bill
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 2:46 PM
To: kgs at bluehighways.com; web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Nielsen's Top 10 - 2005 version

Actually I always wondered who named him the accessibility and usability
god.  There are many better sources in LibraryLand with much more
practical experience and common sense.

Bill Drew
drewwe at morrisville.edu
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