Looking for Beginner Web design projects for LIS590LWL for UIUC GSLIS LEEP Summer and Fall Semesters 2015

[Diane K. Kovacs]

Dear Colleagues,

I'm happily, again, teaching LIS590LWL/LW2 Web Design and Construction 
for Organizations" for UIUC LEEP again Summer and Fall Semesters 2015. 
We cover HTML5, CSS3, Usability, Accessibility, User-Centered Design 
principles, Technology options, etc.

I require each student to work with a 'client' to redesign an existing 
Web site or create a new Web site for a non-profit organization, 
preferably a special, academic, school, or public library, or library 
organization, but other organizations or even for profit small business 
sites are welcomed. The Summer 2015 semester is May 18 - August 6., 
2014.  The Fall 2015 semester is August 24 - December 9.

These are Library School students working through Distance Learning who 
are just beginning with Web Design, HTML5 and CSS3.

What we are looking for is small scale redesign projects, e.g., one area 
of a larger site - or a new design for a special patron group.  Students 
work for you will be an example or dummy site constructed with simple 
HTML5 and CSS3, that you may choose to use or not use.  They will also 
choose an open source CMS or Template site as a secondary option to 
implement your example or dummy site design. That also you may choose to 
use or not use. (e.g, Wordpress, Googlesites, Weebly)

Please NOTE:
We cannot work with anyone who is looking for Web development (e.g., 
PHP/Python programming, Mysql or other database management, server 
maintenance, proprietary content management systems, etc.) and
We cannot work with those who merely want link-checking, spell-checking, 
and general clerical work.

I cannot guarantee that any of my students will choose your projects. 
Also, some larger scale projects, the students may form teams to work on 
them.

Students may also choose the library they currently work in or a 
non-profit organization known to them to work with. So, if you would 
like to be on the list of projects for my students to consider please 
email me with the following information:

What I need from you:

1. Contact person(s) with email and telephone numbers (this would be the 
'client' that students are expected to interview and interact with 
cooperatively to come up with design options)

2. The URL of the current Web site (if there is one - otherwise URL of 
the overall site associated with your organization)

3. Brief description of what you would like to have done with the site.

4. A commitment by the contact person(s) to be available by email or 
Webchat from June 14 - August 7, 2014 to work with my students during 
the Summer Semester.Availability of a contact person is critical.

I will respond to you with additional questions and/or whether your 
project fits our scope in terms of time and expertise of students and 
verify you want to be on the list.

Thank you!
Diane

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Essential Core Subject Collections, Selection Criteria, and Guidelines_, 
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Techniques for the Chat and E-Mail Environments_ (2007)
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