Poster Sessions

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Reception-UW-Milwaukee Libraries, 4th Floor Conference Center

“Playing With a Full Deck? Organizing Web Site Content”
Kristin Partlo, Program Assistant, Information Services, Center for Instructional Materials and Computing (CIMC), UW-Madison

This poster session is designed to exhibit and share the process of a card-sort user study performed and designed by the CIMC as user research for the reorganization of its web site. Card-sort “kits,” created for each member of the Web-team, included sets of cards, instructions, examples of items on cards (for example, a printout of a Webliography for users unfamiliar with that term), and results forms. The flexible kits allowed various card sorts for different research stages. This session will include exploration of the kits, explanation of various uses, and discussion of the CIMC Web site reorganization experiences.

Dare to be Wise @ Your Library: Public Relations at Viterbo’s Library
Nancy Steinhoff, Reference & Instruction Librarian, Todd Wehr Memorial Library, Viterbo University

Like many academic libraries, the Todd Wehr Memorial Library faces the on-going challenge of promoting our services as a central part of Viterbo University. To heighten understanding of our skills, the library began a public relations campaign during the Fall 2002 semester. Initially, our plan is to use simple, inexpensive public relations strategies to increase the Library’s image. We will display examples of our strategies and projects, which include: a library newsletter, new library signage, and collaboration with other departments. Ultimately, our goal is that with such projects, the library’s presence and usage will increase.

“A Practicum That Came Alive”
Jane Kurtz, UW-Madison SLIS Graduate
Peter Cupery, Information Services Librarian, Center for Instructional Materials and Computing (CIMC), UW-Madison

Last summer, UW-Madison graduate student Jane Kurtz in conjunction with UW-Madison CIMC staff, created a web-based tutorial for the KCDL database (Kraus Curriculum Development Library). In this
“practicum that came alive,” she created the first KCDL tutorial on the Web and consulted with KCDL
staff on ways to make the database easier to use and understand. This poster session will feature the KCDL tutorial, information about the KCDL database and a discussion of the practicum experience. The KCDL tutorial is at: cimc.education.wisc.edu/ref/user_guides/kcdl/index.html

Web Page Accessibility at UW Libraries: Policy Mandate versus Reality
Axel Schmetzke, Librarian/Associate Professor, University Library, UW-Stevens Point

Responding to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandate for equitable program accessibility,
UW System and most UW campuses have adopted accessible web policies. My previous studies showed that many UW campus libraries contain major access barriers. In this poster session, I will present my latest accessibility data (March 2003) and trace the development over the past five years. Stop by to check on the trend in your library, to learn how to check your web site for accessibility, or to see a demonstration of how people with print disabilities can (or cannot) navigate your library’s web pages.

Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians Annual Conference
April 2-4, 2003--Four Points Sheraton, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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