It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that the clarity and usability of WebJunction’s site is one of our biggest issues. In our recent user survey, many of you (45%) specified “organization of the site” as the most frustrating part of your WebJunction experience. And too few of you (27%) described the WJ site as “very easy to use”. (By the way, stay tuned for more survey results–coming soon!)

A change has been a while in coming, but now we’re very happy to announce our WebJunction design refresh project to address the very issues that most concern you. To accomplish this refresh, we need your help! We’ve set up a virtual card sort–an online mechanism for giving us your input into how we should organize WJ resources. The URL is http://websort.net/go/WJ_topics, and it will take you 20 to 30 minutes to complete. We’d like to get your input by next Wednesday, September 27. (And for you library webmasters, this is the perfect chance to try out a cool new way to collect user input on *your* site!)

We’re working with ForumOne Communications, a highly respected Web design and interactivity firm focused on the non-profit world. We expect to have a refresh plan in November and will be carrying out the plan soon thereafter. We’ll continue to share our plans with you in the weeks ahead. Thoughts or suggestions? Send ‘em our way!