Agreed that this would need some official stamp to really be meaningful.
LITA sounds like a great venue.

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Joshua Welker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Cindi,
>
> A LITA interest group sounds like it would be ideal. I think it is very
> important for this document to be associated with an official professional
> library organization if it is going to carry any weight or credibility with
> rank-and-file librarians.
>
> Josh Welker
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Cindi Blyberg
> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 9:44 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Library community web standards (was: LibGuides v2
> -
> Templates and Nav)
>
> *puts on LITA hat*
>
> There are several ways that LITA/ALA could play a role here.
>
> Publications:
> There is a series of books called LITA Guides.  Great way to get the word
> out widely, but a static format.
> http://www.alastore.ala.org/SearchResult.aspx?KeyWords=lita
>
> There are also Library Technology Reports - a periodical.  Still static,
> but
> published more regularly:
> http://alatechsource.org/ltr/index
>
> There is also the LITA UX Interest Group.  IGs are fluid, volunteer-run
> (not
> appointed), and can pretty much do what they want.  Publish and update
> something? Sure!  Establish and run a virtual conference? Definitely! Have
> meetings and programs at conferences? Yes!  Caveat: must be a LITA member.
>
> Happy to provide more info if needed.
>
> -Cindi
> of the many hats
>
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Joshua Welker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I definitely agree that we should adhere to larger web standards and
> > that we should actively discourage conventions that libraries have
> > adopted over the years that have nothing to do with wider standards
> > and best practices (e.g.
> > tabbed search boxes, content in sidebar regions). In fact, much of our
> > work would just be bringing together information from several
> > standards into a common location and putting a "librarian" stamp of
> > approval on it.
> >
> > Some topics I had in mind:
> >
> > -Accessibility standards: screen readers, color blindness, keyboard
> > navigation, alt tags, etc.
> > -Text: readable fonts, colors, text alignment -Page layout: navigation
> > location, sidebars, headings and subheadings, search box designs,
> > database pages, mobile friendliness -Best practices for specific
> > library platforms: LibGuides, DSpace, etc.
> >
> > Some official name would be required, of course. I also think it would
> > be great if we could write a draft, bring it to an official ALA group
> > like LITA, and get them to adopt it after making their own tweaks.
> >
> > Josh Welker
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> > Of Michael Schofield
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 9:01 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Library community web standards (was:
> > LibGuides v2
> > -
> > Templates and Nav)
> >
> > I am interested but I am a little hazy about what kind of standards
> > you all are suggesting. I would warn against creating standards that
> > conflict with any actual web standards, because I--and, I think, many
> > others--would honestly recommend that the #libweb should aspire to and
> > adhere more firmly to larger web standards and best practices that
> > conflict with something that's more, ah, librarylike. Although that
> > might not be what you folks have in mind at all : ).
> >
> > Michael S.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> > Of Brad Coffield
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 9:30 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Library community web standards (was:
> > LibGuides v2
> > -
> > Templates and Nav)
> >
> > Josh, thanks for separating this topic out and starting this new
> > thread. I don't know of any such library standards that exist on the
> > web. I agree that this sounds like a great idea. As for this group or
> > not... why not!
> > It's 2014 and they don't exist yet and they would be incredibly useful
> > for many libraries, if not all. Now all we need is a cool 'working
> > group' title for ourselves and we're halfway done! Right???
> >
> > But seriously, I'd love to help.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Brad Coffield, MLIS
> > Assistant Information and Web Services Librarian Saint Francis
> > University
> > 814-472-3315
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
>



-- 
Brad Coffield, MLIS
Assistant Information and Web Services Librarian
Saint Francis University
814-472-3315
[log in to unmask]