The Case of the Frantic Librarian:

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The Case of the Frantic Librarian

• A Web Exploration of the Doane Stuart Library

ISP 361 Web Design Brendan Walsh Aaron
Pavon John Nicks
ISP 523L Content Kristy Lackmann Cara Kinsey
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Goals of the Project

• Assess student knowledge of the resources
  available in the library.
• Teach students in the Middle School about library
  resources.
• Do both of the above in a fun way.

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Assessment Tools

• Three days before the Web activity
• Pre-implementation Questionnaire
• During the Web activity
• Worksheet
• Several days after the Web activity
• Post-implementation Questionnaire

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Sense-Making and Brenda Dervin

• People interpret things differently.
• The communicator is responsible for the
  understanding of the listener.
• If we understand where communication goes wrong,
  we can work to fix it.

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Designing our website

• Delegating Tasks
• Brendan Site Design and Layout
• Aaron Banners and Buttons
• John Graphics

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Design Goals

• Incorporate Doane Stuart homepage
• Spooky layout
• Make mystery link main feature
• Provide a fun and exciting atmosphere
• Keep it simple

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The Case of the Frantic Librarian