By: Hailley  Fargo

The Library Database & Directory Listing Project is a group working to improve the Penn State University Libraries’ database, staff profile and library guide discovery interfaces.

Our team includes:
Rebecca Miller
Charlie Morris
Hailley Fargo
Joe Fennewald
Binky Lush
Julia Proctor

As we move forward on this project, we are guided by the following project outcomes:
Viewable web changes such as:
– Browse databases by subjects (and other associated metadata)
– Browse experts by subjects (i.e., subject specialists)
– Enhanced database page
– Enhanced staff profile page (expert)
– Update the homepage below the search tabs and the research landing page links

And other outcomes such as:
– The definition of a database
– A flat subject taxonomy
– Use-case scenarios and audience definition
– A weeded database list
– A content strategy for databases
– Pre-implementation user test (baseline)
– Post-implementation user test
– Determine Google Analytics KPIs

This project is very collaborative and involves many stakeholders in library as we work towards these outcomes. Our colleagues will be involved with card sorting and other user experience activities.

For more information, see our staff page:
https://staff.libraries.psu.edu/databases-and-directory-listing-project and be on the lookout for future presentations and communication.