New semester/new assignment

Here’s my new assignment for the semester:

Mentor: Jen Wolfe

IDL usability & interface design: The Iowa Digital Library is a growing collection of more than 100,000 digital objects. The goal of this project is to help create a plan to improve the site’s manageability, navigability, and accessibility. Working with DLS, Enterprise Applications and Web Design, the fellows will be tasked with exploring the feasibility of a web usability study of IDL and researching sound information architecture strategies that deal with a range of issues including search functionality, branding, and design.  Prof. Haowei Hsieh will be collaborating with DLS on this project. Other duties as assigned.

Today I’m just getting myself acquainted with the site and doing a little research.  Jen has strep so I’ll be meeting with her once she fells better.