Another link posted on TechEssense.Info (mentioned earlier today) was about how a design firm, Maya Design, designed and developed the information architecture for The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh website. I still have to read through all of the great information on the site and on the design of the physical spaces, but just glancing at their website you can tell that it's awesome.
The first thing that struck me was something that I hardly see in library websites...people! In the top right hand corner of the website is the text, "Ask A Librarian" with a picture of a women. I clicked on the link...another person! Did you know that using pictures of people on your site makes users feel more welcome on your site? It's true. I just thought it was amazing that this sort of thing seemed out of place at first for me, especially since I've seen and helped design many sites that do incorporate images of people.
Oh well, the site is pretty good, it's worth checking out...
Library Journal also featured IA and Library Building Design in an article mentioned on the Maya site. I'd like to read through both of these soon...
