Email a link to the draft version of your project to LibraryDS@gettysburg.edu by 9am, Friday, July 12.<\/strong><\/p>\n Post by 9am, Monday, July 15<\/strong><\/p>\n In \u201cSound Engineering<\/a>,\u201d Shipka focuses on audio compositions but makes a larger argument about the importance of ensuring that a medium\u2019s affordances complement a project\u2019s rhetorical goals. In what ways does your project leverage the affordances of the digital tools you selected\u2014in what ways is your project soundly engineered?<\/strong><\/p>\n Way back in week 1, we discussed the importance of planning your projects so your users have a good experience on your sites. However, how do you know you have a project that is easy to use and navigate? Web usability testing is a way to evaluate digital projects, as well as get feedback to revise your websites. Today, we will look at strategies for designing usability studies and ways to evaluate digital projects, both your own, and others.<\/p>\n Before the Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n Read<\/strong><\/p>\n To inform the July 9 workshop on usability, please complete the following ahead of the session:<\/p>\n Informal project presentations to the DS Committee and DSSFs.\u00a0 Come prepared to walk the committee and your peers through your project.\u00a0 Be prepared to answer questions and hear<\/em> constructive criticism about your work, as well as give<\/em> honest, constructive criticism about the work of your peers.<\/p>\n
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9-10 am: Meet with Your Librarian Partner<\/h3>\n
Tuesday, July 9<\/strong><\/h2>\n
10 am-Noon: Web Usability (Library 014)<\/h3>\n
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Wednesday, July 10<\/strong><\/h2>\n
10 am-Noon: Project Feedback and Review (Library 014)<\/h3>\n
Thursday, July 11<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Noon-1 pm: Lunch and Reading Discussion (Browsing Room)<\/h3>\n