This is great, Coral. Thank you. If anyone ever reinvigorates this
discussion I would enjoy contributing to the advancement of the standards.

Thanks,

Amy

Amy Vecchione, Digital Access Librarian/Associate Professor
http://works.bepress.com/amy_vecchione/
Albertsons Library, Boise State University, L212
http://library.boisestate.edu
(208) 426-1625

On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Coral Sheldon-Hess <[log in to unmask]
> wrote:

> There was a start on a collaborative set of web standards for libraries. I
> (sheepishly) admit I stopped following it, so I'm not sure of its current
> status, but it might be worth a look:
> https://github.com/jswelker/library-web-guidelines
>
> --
> Coral Sheldon-Hess
>
> On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Amy Vecchione <
> [log in to unmask]
> > wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a few questions, and I've done some investigating, but am hoping
> to
> > hear from your group wisdom on this topic.
> >
> > I am looking for standards that apply to the parts of library work that
> > cover emerging tech, web sites, maker stuff, and/or user experience.
> >
> > I have looked at the ACRL standards for academic libraries, and think
> that
> > I might just apply those, but not all of the performance indicators
> relate
> > to my work: http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/standardslibraries
> >
> > I don't think this exists, but I'm wondering if maybe you all use
> standards
> > from some other area.
> >
> > Other standards that relate that I'm considering as benchmarks:
> > accessibility like WCAG, the user experience checklist in this book:
> > http://boisestate.worldcat.org/oclc/878812623
> >
> > My goal in securing a set of standards is so that I can indicate what
> > percentages of questions are coming up every semester or every year in an
> > annual report to show how needs and interests fluctuate.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for considering this request, and apologies for cross
> > posting,
> >
> > Amy
> >
> > Amy Vecchione, Digital Access Librarian/Associate Professor
> > http://works.bepress.com/amy_vecchione/
> > Albertsons Library, Boise State University, L212
> > http://library.boisestate.edu
> > (208) 426-1625
> >
>