Browsing by Subject "Website design"

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    Keeping Users in the Dark: The Design and Implementation of a Dark Mode for a University Library Website
    (2022-05-25) Maixner, Gary; Smith, Andy
    Dark modes of websites have become a popular feature for users in recent years. While the option to create a contrast mode has existed for decades at the system level, what we are seeing now are designs not only focused on accessibility, but also usability. Library personnel at the Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis University Library took it upon themselves to follow this trend and begin the design, development, and implementation of a dark mode version of the library’s website. This involved some trial and error in the initial prototype, taking feedback from users, and then writing the new stylesheet.
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    Microfinance/Women's Empowerment
    (2017-12-02) Hook, Sara Anne
    A review of Sara Anne Hook's activities to support microfinance/women's empowerment projects in Mexico, Sierra Leone, India and Kenya. Includes contributions from graduate students Shilpa Pachhapurkar and Cori Faklaris and undergraduate student Audra Lawler.
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    Protecting Content Online: The Interface of Copyright and Design for Websites, Apps, and GUIs
    (2016-05-18) Hook, Sara Anne
    Intellectual property law continues to be challenged by new technologies. Although patent law recently went through a substantial revision with the America Invents Act, a number of questions remain about how to apply existing copyright law to digital works in all kinds of formats, including text, databases, audio, video, websites, graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and applications (apps), to name but a few. Moreover, the intent of developers of these materials is to make them available on smaller devices, such as tablets, mobile phones and even wearables. Of course, one aspect of copyright law for this material focuses on how to protect the content itself, such as the text, images, video, audio and databases delivered through a website. One of the important considerations is that this is different than in a print world, with the content of websites not being static but rather dynamic. In fact, a company or non-profit organization that wants to remain high in the consciousness of its constituents and to appear at the top of the list of web searches will need to update its content on a regular basis, perhaps including a blog, which provides an advantage in search engine optimization. Because the content of a website may be continually changing, how do we protect it under traditional copyright law or are there other options that are more appropriate?
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    Rebuilding from the Ground Up: User-Centered Methodology for Web Design Moves Non-Profit Organization into the 21st Century
    (2016-04-08) Pachhapurkar, Shilpa; Hook, Sara Anne
    Microfinance projects are a proven approach for economic development, but an indicator of future success is that these projects involve a number of community partners, both in the U.S. and on the ground in the locale where the project will take place. As part of a series of microfinance projects in Sierra Leone, a pleasing partnership has developed between the Rotary Club of Indianapolis and Right Sharing of World Resources, which has personnel on the ground in Sierra Leone, one of three countries that it currently focuses on.1-3 Although established in 1967, Right Sharing remains a small organization as compared with other NGOs and has not had the time or expertise to update its website or to take advantage of the power of social media for outreach and public relations. The presenters agreed to develop recommendations for a total redesign of Right Sharing’s website and a social media marketing strategy. After a thorough analysis of Right Sharing’s website, we inspected some 70 NGO websites to identify current trends in layout, design and navigation flow, including the websites of large, well-established international organizations such as Care and smaller organizations with more targeted missions.4-7 Various screenshots of websites we considered to be impactful, that incorporated best practices and usability principles and that seemed to contain a “call to action” to potential donors, volunteers and supporters were grouped into a variety of collages for easy comparison. A preliminary new information architecture was developed to assist users in transitioning from one section of the website to another with more logical categories and a better organization of information under each category. One challenge is to integrate Right Sharing’s substantial material about past projects, including images and audio, while still presenting the freshest and most compelling content about current and future initiatives. 1. Rotary Club of Indianapolis, http://indyrotary.com/071013wp/, (last visited 3/14/2015). 2. Right Sharing of World Resources, http://www.rswr.org/, (last visited 3/14/2015). 3. Care, http://www.care.org/, (last visited 3/14/2015). 4. Alliance for African Assistance, http://www.alliance-for-africa.org/, (last visited 3/14/2015). 5. Manna Foodbank, http://www.mannafoodbank.org/, (last visited 3/14/2015). 6. Ambassadors for Life, http://www.ambassadorsforlife.org/, (last visited 3/14/2015). 7. Not for Sale, https://www.notforsalecampaign.org/, (last visited 3/14/2015).