Silversky Solutions Portfolio: The Alberta Library Website

Project Overview

The Alberta Library is a libary consortium that works to promote barrier-free access to information, ideas and culture. The Alberta Library website serves over 290 member libraries and the general public. The site was re-created in 2007/2008 over 4 months.

made with xhtml, css, php, jquery, java (spring security)

The Challange

Information Architecture: The existing site was very complicated and contained a lot of information which was out of date or repeated.

Audience: The site had to address a variety of audiences (committee members, TAL staff, the government, the general public).

Design: The website had to co-ordinate with and reflect TAL's visual identity redesign.

The Process

We created:

• a user survey to assess the needs of the organization.
• an information architecture which made the site accessible and easy to use.
• an extensive members only area.
• a php contact form to protect the staff from spam.
• a consistent design for all areas of the site including The Alberta Libary monthly newsletter.

The Outcome

The site is used extensively by TAL staff, committees and the general public. The feedback has been overwhelmingly postive.

• "clean and airy feeling"
• "I love the photos and the new look to both the website and TAL Tales – makes it easy and interesting to read."

Visit The Alberta Libray site