LIS Website Information Architecture

Following the format of the information architecture recommendations provided by White Whale, this is a draft of the LIS Website Team's recommendations for the Information Architecture of the LIS pages. This draft is under review and does not contain the final recommendations of the team.

Guiding Principles

LIS Website Visual IA (opens as powerpoint file)

[Team, Edit this diagram here middfiles:\orgs\WebMakeover\LIS\LIS Website Visual IA.ppt]

This document focuses on the IA for LIS content built in Drupal. As seen in the diagram, there are many connections between the LIS pages built in Drupal and LIS's Wiki and Blog pages, and these two platforms are acknowledged briefly at the end of the document. Though not explicitly acknowledged in this document, links to other important platforms also exist (i.e. SubjectsPlus).

LIS Search landing page

This page will be the landing page for the search term "LIS" and will be linked to from the library pages, the wiki and the blog. It is a single page with the primary purpose of directing users to appropriate content that exists elsewhere.

Library 1st-2nd Tier Navigation

AKA go/library, AKA www.middlebury.edu/academics/lib

• To see recent progress and a visual representation, see page in progress with mockup
• For more detail, see Library Page IA

[pages that have subpages and aren't simply links/widgets/feeds on the library page. pending feedback review, may be reordered, may be renamed, etc.]

Research Databases

• All
• Most popular (add later)
• By Subject
• New and Trial Databases
• Search widgets (add later)

Library Collections

• Main Library
• Armstrong Science Library
• Davison Library (add later—there’s no page right now)
• Music Library
• William Tell Coleman Library at the Monterey Institute of International Studies
• College Archives
• Digital Collections
• Government Documents
• Special Collections
• Vermont Collection
• Equipment You Can Borrow(?) (only if “Equipment” is not in the search portal)
• Other Collections on Campus (History of Art and Architecture Visual Resources,Career Services, Twilight(?))
  

Library Departments

• Main Library (Circ, ILL, Ref, etc)
  
• Armstrong Science Library (Circ, Ref, etc) 
• Music Library (Circ, Ref, etc)
  

Borrowing and Use

• (Borrowing and Use page/s—not sure yet how many or where they’ll be )

Rooms, Carrels, Lockers

• At the Main Library
• At the Armstrong Science Library
• At the Music Library
• (At Davison? Consider adding this later)

Suggestions

• LIS Suggestion Box
• Purchase Suggestions

Technology Services

These links live under the Offices & Services site in the new Drupal site's information architecture and are also linked to from the LIS landing page.

Banner Web

• Links to Banner Web
• News Feed
• Help - Wiki

Curricular Technology

Section	Description
Uses	This section answers the question, "How can I use curricular technology in my instruction?". The bulk of this content would exist in the Drupal site, with links to the tools documentation for hardware and software that support these uses. Video Audio Graphics Web Publishing Research Data Collection & Analysis Presentation Course Management Discussions & Communications Visualization
Video	Video recording/editing/formatting Computer screen recording (i.e. screencasts) Images/audio/video collection Share video on the web Create/share series of audio/video files (i.e. podcast)
Audio	Audio recording/editing/formatting Share audio on the web Create/share series of audio/video files (i.e. podcast) Musical notation
Graphics	Scan a photo/slide or document Image editing (resize, crop, reformat) Images/audio/video collection Presentation of text/images Create/share a collection of images/audio/video Model creation Charts/graphs/diagrams Create and print posters
Web Publishing	Create a web site Create a course site Create an online journal (i.e. blog) Share files on the web Share documents/presentations for collaborative editing tagging Share news/opinions/ideas with a group create/edit/share calendars/schedules
Research	Find news on a topic Web page “bookmarks” (i.e. tags) Manage citations tagging
Data Collection & Analysis	Data analysis (i.e. statistical analysis) Surveying Document collection from others in a group (e.g. assignments)?? Quizzes/Exams??
Presentation	Create a presentation of text/images/audio/video Create and print posters Share presentations for collaborative editing Share presentations/slide-shows on the web Display geographic data
Course Management	Share files on the web Share documents/presentations for collaborative editing Document collection from others in a group (e.g. assignments) Announcements create/edit/share calendars/schedules Grading Quizzes/Exams View/share a list of students in a class/people in a group View/share views of roles/participation in a site (i.e. contributions of subscribers, authors, editors, admins… etc)
Discussion & Communications	“real-time” discussion “asynchronous” discussion (needs nicer term) A meeting in a virtual environment send email to a class/group Give feedback about contents of a document (e.g. assignment) Annotate content of a document (i.e. inline notes) (e.g. assignment feedback) Share news/opinions/ideas with a group
Visualization	Create/edit/annotate maps Display geographic data Model creation Participate in a virtual environment (e.g. 2nd Life) Meet in a virtual environment
Tools	A list of hardware and software we support which can be applied as curricular technologies. These sections would link to documentation, either in Drupal, MediaWiki, or provided by the vendor for their use. MediaWiki WordPress Audacity Segue GoogleDocs Key Survey Voice Recorders Video Cameras Still cameras Microphones iPods ArcGIS GoogleEarth Moodle Sibelius GradeKeeper RefWorks Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Flash MiddMedia Scanner Blender EndNote CONTENTdm SubjectsPlus SnapzPro PowerPoint/Keynote Word Excel Google Reader Drupal
Buzzwords	We often receive requests like, "I want to set up a wiki that lists postings in reverse chronological order and allows people to comment on the postings." This section of the site will address requests like this by explaining the difference between wikis, blogs, and other technology buzzwords so that the requestor can understand that they would be much better served using a blog in the example above.
Stories	This section will aggregate stories of people using Curricular Technology at Middlebury (for instance: it would have a feed from the Teaching with Technology blog) and other institutions. Visitors to the CT site will use this section to see examples of how the knowledge from the other sections has been applied.
Help	Contact information and links to direct documentation.

Help & Support

Our primary goal is to present a simple and intuitive interface to the end user. Our secondary goal is to eliminate redundacies but using cross-linking within our space.

HOW DO I...

>> HELP FOR MY COMPUTER

>> NETWORK ACCESS

>> CLASSROOM

>> CURRICULAR TECHNOLOGY

>> LECTURE, EVENT OR SCREENING

>> PRINTING SUPPORT

>> VIDEO CONFERENCING

>> TELECOMMUNICATIONS

>> COMPUTER LAB

>> DATABASE(S)

>> STORAGE

>> REPORTING

>> WEB

I HAVE A PROBLEM

>> SUPPORT FOR MY COMPUTER

>> NETWORK ACCESS SUPPORT

>> CLASSROOM SUPPORT

>> CURRICULAR TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT

>> LECTURE, EVENT OR SCREENING SUPPORT

>> PRINTING SUPPORT

>> VIDEO CONFERENCING SUPPORT

>> TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT

>> COMPUTER LAB SUPPORT

>> DATABASE SUPPORT

>> STORAGE SUPPORT

>> REPORTING SUPPORT

>> WEB SUPPORT

I HAVE A REQUEST

>> FOR MY COMPUTER

>> FOR NETWORK ACCESS

>> FOR MY CLASSROOM

>> FOR CURRICULAR TECHNOLOGY

>> FOR A LECTURE, EVENT OR SCREENING

>> FOR PRINTING

>> FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING

>> FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS

>> FOR A COMPUTER LAB

>> FOR A DATABASE

>> FOR STORAGE

>> FOR REPORTING

>> FOR A WEB SITE

LEARN MORE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY

Library & Information Services

This is a direct link back to the LIS landing page.

Reporting & Business Intelligence

• Links to Hyperion
• News Feed
• Help - Wiki

WebMail

This is a direct link to the webmail login page.

Cross-LIS content

All staff working on the creation of the LIS website should identify content that is relevant in more than one area of the site. In creating web content, staff will create content directly related to their LIS function. All others should link to this content to avoid duplications. Individuals working on site creation are responsible for coordinating the creation and use of such content with the appropriate people.

Some examples of this type of content are film screening requests, loaner equipment.

Expanded Navigation & Content Recommendations

Page	Notes
LIS Search landing	Expanded notes [expanding recommendations on content and/or IA]
Library main	See page in progress with mockup for most recent version
Library subpage 1	See page in progress with mockup for most recent version
Library subpage 2	See page in progress with mockup for most recent version
Technology services main	Technology services main page expanded notes
Technology services subpage 1	Technology services subpage 1 expanded notes

Other Web Platforms

LIS MediaWiki

Current Main Page view (listed by departments/workgroups) will be replaced by audience specific pages which provide links to relevant wiki content.

Categories on the Main Page will be:

• Students
• Faculty
• Staff
• LIS Staff
• Visitors and guests

Wordpress

One blog: Implemented.