ITTS Update

There are a number of usability tests of the division websites scheduled at conference. Interested members should contact their division web content manager to volunteer.

Members are also needed to help with ALA Connect testing on Saturday for about an hour between 1:30 and 3:30 PM. Testers will receive gift certificates to the ALA Store. If you are interested is volunteering for a test, contact me at lgruenberg@ala.org as soon as possible. Note that this is a new time, the previous test was set for Sunday.

Posted by Louise Gruenberg under ALA Website & ALAConnect & Usability Study & Web Planning | 1 Comment »

1. ADP eTime Software (Sheila)

   Because this is browser based, ITTS can’t push out an icon for this. The site will go live in the next day or two.This link from the KM system will *ONLY* work from inside the office. You can’t use it from home.

2. New Security Certificates for ALA websites (Sheila)Will be re-issued on June 18, so you’ll see new prompts to accept these new certificates that use https instead of http.

   Only have to accept the certificate once per browser on any computer you use.

   Certificates apply to the staff wiki, TrackIt help site, and the KM system.

   ITTS will send out a notification on the 18th reminding staff to accept these certificates to gain access to these sites.

   Reminder about a link to the TrackIt help desk is always in the left column of the KM home page.

3. Usability Testing at Annual (Louise)ITTS is doing a series of usability testing focus groups of division pages, the interface for the awards database (if ready), and ALA Connect
4. ALA Connect Update (Jenny)- Email blast to members went out today, and we’re seeing a lot more hits on the site as a result2009 schedule for Connect:
   • June = migrate to Drupal 6
   • July = implement the mentoring network
   • August = implement the opportunities exchange
   • September = implement new search engine
   • October-December = implement new conference event planner for Midwinter 2010

   ITTS has scheduled drop-in Q&As every day at Annual, so tell your members!

   showed some statistics from May, will post new ones to Marginalia this week; 1600+ visits today alone due to the email blast

5. Intro to FriendFeed (Jenny)

   showed FriendFeed, a lifestream aggregator
   - ALA’s account
   - ACRL’s account

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At the Midwinter Website Advisory Committee meeting, a subcommittee formed to help implement a new conference event planner in ALA Connect. This group has put together a survey to help us learn what members want improved/fixed/added/changed about the current event planner.

You can help us out by completing the survey and giving us specific suggestions for what would help you. If you’ve ever complained about using ALA’s event planner (or even if you haven’t), now’s your chance to actually *do* something about it. Don’t just mutter under your breath – mutter to us. 

The survey will be open through July 19, 2009, and anyone can take it, including non-members. All of the feedback received will help us shape the new event planner, which we hope to implement for the 2010 Midwinter Meeting.

Thank you to WAC members Dave Hargett, Rebecca Jackman, Mary Popp, Jean Rainwater, and William Reed for their invaluable help with this project.

Posted by Jenny under ALAConnect & Web Advisory Committee (WAC) | 1 Comment »