Peeking Under the Hood: Understanding, Assessing and Improving your Library's Website
Presenters
Andy Hickner and Susanna Galbraith
Description
This course will provide library staff and administrators with an understanding of the fundamentals of managing a website and of web analytics. In doing so, they will be empowered to take a more active role with their website and their technical partners.
Key Outcomes
- Empower learners vis a vis their websites and web partners
- Increase their understanding of how their websites work
- Increase their understanding of web analytics and why they matter to librarian
About the Presenters
Andy Hickner is the Web Services Librarian at the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University. He has been building and managing websites since 2010. His expertise includes responsive design and the Drupal content management system.
Susanna Galbraith is the Virtual Services Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at McMaster University. She’s been designing and managing websites since 2000. Her professional interests include web usability, accessibility, user experience and library marketing.
