[Web4lib] Designing Librarian Blog Announcement

[Sue Davidsen]

I have finally joined the blogosphere as the Designing Librarian along
with my co-author Everyl Yankee as a contributor.

The Designing Librarian is a blog for librarians who care about web
design and want to make library web sites easy-to-use and intuitive
for their patrons. We welcome comments, debate and discussion!

Who we are:

Sue Davidsen
An Internet pioneer who designed one of the first libraries on the
Internet (it was so long ago, she was a gophermeister!). Sue has 23
years' experience as a professional librarian and currently is the
Director of Library Services at Walden University. Previously, Sue
coordinated the Michigan eLibrary, a statewide online library for
Michigan residents that has its roots in Sue's original project from
14 years ago. Sue gives presentations throughout the United States and
the United Kingdom on topics ranging from web design to the future of
libraries in a digital world.

Everyl Yankee
Everyl Yankee is a usability consultant who has been involved in user
interface analysis, design and evaluation since 1982. She has worked
in all phases of development for both software and web based
commercial applications, including ten years' experience with
accessible interfaces and extensive experience consulting on
e-commerce applications. She was the Usability Product Manager at
ProQuest and works with public and university libraries on usability
issues. Everyl currently serves as the usability specialist at Thomson
Medstat and is almost finished with her library degree from Wayne
State University. She's spent so much time working with librarians,
she realized she was one, too!

Together Sue and Everyl are the authors of Web Site Design with the
Patron in Mind: A Step-by-Step Guide for Libraries. ALA Editions,
2004.

Please join us at http://designinglibrarian.wordpress.com/

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