Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Room 1220
Proposal
See presentation description.
Short Description
While the library instruction class is often regarded as the center piece for teaching information literacy skills, academic librarians can use effective library home page design to support information literacy 24/7. In this presentation, an academic library Web page designer will provide best practices for library home page design and discuss the importance of using assessment tools, such as surveys and task-based usability testing, demonstrating how effective library home page design can assist students in accessing “information effectively and efficiently” (ACRL Information Literacy Standard 2).
Keywords
Information literacy, Web sites, Academic libraries, Home page
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Feher, Virginia, "Information Literacy and the Academic Library Home Page: Why Design Matters" (2012). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 36.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2012/2012/36
Information Literacy and the Academic Library Home Page: Why Design Matters
Room 1220
See presentation description.