[Evergreen-web-team] General intro and BEYOND!
jim at chicagotech.org
jim at chicagotech.org
Wed Jun 8 13:53:57 EDT 2011
Hi all,
Most of our planning efforts involved discussions of *what* content should be available, created, etc., but
not *how* it would be structured.
There are several techniques that can be used for a group to determine a logical information architecture,
like card sorting, user testing, reviewing analytics info, etc. If the web team likes, I can work that into our
future agenda, but first, I'd really like to hear what other people in the community think about how the
content should be structured.
As for specifics, I think there is obviously going to be a lot of overlap between a *general* "What is EG and
why should I care?" FAQ (as opposed to any technical FAQs in the dev or sysadmin realms) and a 101-level
introduction to the project and community. That's not necessarily a bad thing: it might be logical to have
EG 101 be a very simple low-level narrative that then directs interested visitors toward more detailed
information presented in FAQ format.
Since that information is going to be the first thing that many, if not most, potential users access, I think
it's pretty high-value and should be high on the priority list of any future Web Team's "keep it updated!" list.
One other somewhat related topic: we had discussed having numerous landing or "what is EG" pages
tailored to specific visitor roles. So after a generic "EG 101" page, we might give visitors paths to "EG in
Academic Libraries" or "EG in LIS Curricula" or "EG in K-12" pages that have content curated for those
visitors.
Thanks!
Jim
> -------Original Message-------
> From: Lori Bowen Ayre <lori.ayre at galecia.com>
> To: Bob Molyneux <bob at esilibrary.com>, jim at chicagotech.org, Jason Etheridge
<jason at esilibrary.com>, Anoop Atre <anoop.atre at gmail.com>
> Cc: Evergreen Community Web Team Email List <evergreen-web-team at list.evergreen-ils.org>
> Subject: Re: [Evergreen-web-team] General intro and BEYOND!
> Sent: 08 Jun '11 11:07
>
> Hi All,
>
>
> I like what Bob has started here (see his message below for context). I
> think I could see this as a jumping off point for (as you say) a gentle
> onramp to Evergreen (or Evergreen 101). I might tweak some things a bit
> but I assume that you (Bob) are open to additional contributors/editors and
> not envisioning this as 'your' piece.
>
>
> One question about the accuracy of one of the statements in the piece: that
> all but one installation are in the US or Canada. The Google map shows
> installations the Republic of Georgia, Tasmania, Australia, and the
> Netherlands. And there's also Armenia, not on the Google map. So,
> maybe some clarification or correction needed there.
>
>
> And now to the Web Team Hit Squad...reading Bob's text and thinking how
> it could be put to use right away caused me to look at the FAQ page because
> lots of this info is also in the FAQ page. As I looked it over, I
> realized that page (FAQ) could use some attention. One thing is that it
> is written in the voice of the PINES folks (why did you create this
> software....so that sort of thing should be addressed). I'd also like
> to see it displayed in a way that is easier to jump to the FAQ that
> interests you instead of having all that content to scroll through. Move
> the TOC from the far right into the body perhaps?
>
>
> Jim, you proposed a site architecture here: [LINK:
> http://www.evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?
media=webteam:eg_sitemap_proposed_20110509.pdf]
> http://www.evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?
media=webteam:eg_sitemap_proposed_20110509.pdf and
> I'm wondering if we should try to move in that direction to the extent
> we can with existing content.
>
>
> Jason and Anoop, I'd love to get your take on that idea. I'm not
> talking about a full blown cutover to Jim's proposed site architecture
> but just to use this is a guide that makes sense. I'm also open to
> modifying said guide.
>
>
> I think it would be nice to have a site architecture in mind as we move
> incrementally forward since we now have a good handle on what we'll
> need eventually. So, I'd like to propose we tentatively agree on this
> or another site architecture so we don't keep having to have the same
> discussions repeatedly about what should go where. We could even share the
> site architecture we are working toward with the larger community. It
> might spur some interest in developing some of the content we need.
>
>
> Lori
>
>
> P.S. I copied in the larger Web Team on this so invite your thoughts.
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 7:12 AM, Bob Molyneux <[LINK:
> mailto:bob at esilibrary.com] bob at esilibrary.com> wrote:
> Jim et al.
>
> I am about to start on the glossary but thought I'd send this to you.
> The idea I had in starting this the other day was as a general intro to
> Evergreen so it is not only a draft but a concept as in: worth pursuing or
> not? The idea is for something general for non-technical folks to land on.
> I would envision links off this and it could be lengthened to provide an
> intro to the more technical stuff. What I have called a gentle on ramp.
>
> I don't know if this is the kind of thing being envisioned for
> Evergreen 101 and/or the LIS students and faculty. Anyway, here 'its.
>
> And on to the wiki. Jason tells me I had a wiki account and kindly reset
> the password so that should be good.
>
> Bob
>
>
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