Websites

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I enjoy designing websites from both a graphical and usability standpoint. However, my primary focus is ensuring that the information available at the site is accurate, current, and usable to the intended audience. "Webliographies" generally are limited to lists of URLs having only very brief descriptions. I encourage using the power of metadata to give as much information to the user as possible so that they spend less time finding the perfect resource for their needs.

DESIGN:

• High Energy Physics Portal (HEPP) (2003) : A website of annotated online resources in High Energy Physics. I used Dreamweaver MX, Fireworks MX, and JavaScript to design this site. The purpose of the site is to give librarians and HEP researchers a single place to find all the best that the Web has to offer in HEP and to give them the information necessary to utilize the resources.
• High Energy Physics Thesaurus (2003)
• Configuration Management Resources (2004) : This site was designed as my practicum project at NASA Glenn Research Center and is an index of resources for the Configuration Management Users Group. PLEASE NOTE: this is a dummy site most links are not live (or are behind the NASA firewall).
• Special Library Association Physics Resource Page (2004) : I maintain this page for the Special Library Association.
• I was also responsible for webpage design and maintenece atStow Munroe Falls Public Library Children's Department and Eckerd College Library (see the BEFORE version of the Eckerd College Library site here.)
• Glenn Science and Engineering Library (nasa only)
• Advanced Pediatrics Blog (2009)

INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE AND USABILITY DESIGN:

• Information Architecture by PS3 Studios - This is a fictional company I made up for an Information Architecture course. This site serves two purposes; 1) it is completely CSS dependent and Accessible (as is this site) and 2) it attempts to define this amorphous field called Information Architecture.
• Kent State University Libraries and Media Services: I conducted usability studies for the Libraries and Media Services Website Redesign Commitee. Along with focus groups, the usability studies steered the design of the site to maximize information retrieval for the University community. See the BEFORE version of the KSU Library Site here.
• Metrology (nasa only) - I conducted focus groups and usability studies for this website and application.