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Certificate in User Experience for Libraries http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/certificate-ux.php [Apologies for cross-posting. Please forward as appropriate.] In this certificate program, you will have the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of user experience (UX) and how to apply user-centered strategies to library websites and beyond. Students select six of the ten courses listed below, taken in any order. None of the classes are formal prerequisites. Topics covered include the key concepts of UX design and how to employ them in your website projects, concepts in design thinking, the ins and outs of information architecture, writing for the web, concepts in universal design and accessibility, usability testing and other research methods, service design, and how to create a website content strategy. All together, these courses cover a breadth of topics that will equip you with the skills necessary to create, manage, and sustain library websites and other services that provide an excellent user experience. Courses in this series (Note that none are prerequisites of any others): User Experience Research and Design Carli Spina Introduction to Design Thinking Carli Spina Information Architecture: Designing Navigation for Library Websites Laura-Edythe Coleman Do-It-Yourself Usability Testing Rebecca Blakiston Know Your User: Research Methods Beyond Usability Testing Emily Daly Introduction to Web Traffic Assessment Using Google Analytics Lisa Gayhart Writing for the Web Rebecca Blakiston Web Accessibility: Techniques for Design and Testing Carli Spina Developing a Website Content Strategy Shoshana Mayden Service Design: Towards a Holistic Assessment of Library Services Joe J. Marquez Working with Library Service Design Tools Joe J. Marquez Discounts: Institutions or individuals may purchase a bundle of 5 registrations for a discount of 10% off. These registrations can be used over a period of one year from the date of purchase before expiring. They can be used to register multiple people for a single course, or over time for individual courses. http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/discounts.php These are online classes that are taught asynchronously, meaning that participants do the work on their own time as their schedules allow. The classes do not meet together at any particular times, although the instructor may set up optional sychronous chat sessions. Instruction includes readings and assignments in one-week segments. Class participation is in an online forum environment. You can register through the first week of instruction of the first class. The "Register" button on the web page for each class goes to our credit card payment gateway, which may be used with personal or institutional credit cards. (Be sure to use the appropriate billing address). If your institution wants to pay using a purchase order, please contact us by email to make arrangements: [log in to unmask] Library Juice Academy P.O. Box 188784 Sacramento, CA 95818 Tel. (916) 905-0291 Fax (916) 415-5446 [log in to unmask] http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/ Demo course: http://www.libraryjuiceacademy.com/moodle/course/view.php?id=187 Testimonials: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/testimonial.php Twitter: http://twitter.com/libjuiceacademy Subscribe to our mailing list http://bit.ly/1YG8qcY