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DESCRIPTION:The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IAC
 RL) and the University of Illinois at Chicago&#8217\;s Richard J. Daley Li
 brary are pleased to host a viewing of the Association of College and Rese
 arch Libraries webinar &#8220\;Essentials of Usability Design for Library 
 Research Guides&#8221\;\, presented by Jason Puckett. This recorded webina
 r\, lasting approximately one hour\, will cover the latest tools and strat
 egies for making library research guides as &#8220\;user-friendly&#8221\; 
 as possible for students and others. A full description of the webinar and
  the associated learning outcomes is below.\nEssentials of Usability Desig
 n for Library Research Guides (Jason Puckett)\nWeb design\, in the form of
  creating online research guides\, has become a big part of many librarian
 s&#8217\; jobs\, but we&#8217\;re rarely taught how to do it well. Most of
  us learn the nuts and bolts of how to make guides\, without learning the 
 principles of how to make them usable &#8212\; the simple techniques of vi
 sual and textual design that can help us create guides that users will und
 erstand more easily\, and stick around to use.\nLearning outcomes:\n\nHow 
 usability design affects library users&#8217\; experience\nWhat librarians
  don&#8217\;t know &#8212\; but need to &#8212\; about web usability\nEasy
  to use principles of usability that can immediately improve your research
  guides\nFree resources to share with your librarians and guide authors to
  better inform your institutional style plans\n\nThe viewing will take pla
 ce on&#160\;Thursday\, June 7\, from&#160\;2:00 to 4:00 PM\, in Room 1-470
  of the Richard J. Daley Library on the University of Illinois at Chicago 
 campus. Mary Case\, University Librarian and Dean of Libraries for the Uni
 versity of Illinois at Chicago\, will give a brief welcome. Also\, followi
 ng the event\, please stay for refreshments and an opportunity to converse
  with colleagues.\nMore information\, including directions to campus\, is 
 forthcoming. If you have any questions\, please contact Gwen Gregory (site
  coordinator)\, at&#160\;ggregory@uic.edu\, or Eric Edwards (IACRL Vice-Pr
 esident/President-Elect)\, at&#160\;eedwards@ilsos.net.
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LOCATION:Room 1-470 of the Richard J. Daley Library on the University of Il
 linois at Chicago\, University of Illinois at Chicago
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SUMMARY:IACRL and UIC Host ACRL Webinar Viewing
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