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Introducing the Website Redesign
Special Committee

The Website Redesign Special Committee, appointed by President Chris Shaffer, has been charged with the evaluation, planning, design, implementation and testing required to redesign the Midwest Chapter’s website.

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Among the many goals of the website redesign are to:

  • Improve the visual presentation of the website to Midwest Chapter members and prospective members.
  • Facilitate the ease of navigation for all website users.
  • Incorporate the usage of various new technologies such as blogs and wikis.
  • Improve the functionality of the website in order to meet chapter business needs.
  • The chapter membership will be active participants in the planning stages as well as the development of design ideas and usability testing. See the accompanying story in this issue of MIDLINE for information on how to participate in the online survey. Some anticipated elements of the new site are basic top level navigation (tabs or persistent menus), consistent design elements site-wide, accessibility via WC3 standards, and the inclusion of static and dynamic or database-driven elements.

    The redesign process will include, but is not limited to, the following:

  • Develop and conduct a survey to solicit feedback from members regarding current site.
  • Create a design based upon this feedback.
  • Conduct usability testing and gather additional feedback.
  • Demonstrate the draft website to the Executive Board at their spring meeting.
  • Edit the site based upon board recommendations.
  • Launch the new site.
  • The committee members are Chair Brian Finnegan, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI; Rebecca Holz, UW Madison, Ebling Library, Madison, WI; Mary Congleton, Southern Kentucky AHEC, Mt. Vernon, KY; and Technology Coordinator Allan Barclay, UW Madison, Ebling Library, Madison, WI.

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