ER&L 2015

February 22–25, 2015

Austin, Texas

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Measure Twice, Cut Once: Taking the Time for User Research in Your Redesign Project

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 8:45 AM–9:30 AM CST

Room 103

Conference Track

5. User Experience

Keywords

user driven design, user research

Learning Objectives

How user research informs the redesign process to improve websites and enhance the user experience
How to build a structured user research process that fits your timeline, budget, and abilities
How to transform user research data into project requirements

Abstract

Your library’s website is the keystone of your online environment and the prospect of redesigning it is exciting. Although user research may feel like a time consuming and daunting task, we’ll explore why it's essential to the redesign process and how to make the it manageable for your team.