ER&L 2016

April 3–6, 2016

Austin, Texas

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S32-02 - Choosing Our Words Wisely: Writing for Library Websites

Monday, April 4, 2016 at 4:35 PM–4:50 PM CDT

Room 203

Conference Track

5. User Experience

Learning Objectives

Following this session, participants will be able to make sound design choices which will remove excessive language on library websites, and utilize language which users will find meaningful.

Abstract

Writing on library web interfaces must be succinct and meaningful to users.

This session discusses best practices for writing on library websites to enhance user experience such as:

Applying the principle of “less is more”
Eliminating the need for wordy explanations through sound design choices
Replacing jargon with useful terms

* This short talk is part of session "S32 - Usability"