NWDA Home Page--Context

     Element Evaluated                 Rating (5=High 1=Low)        Comments

     Home Page Context                                  5                     [please include any comments here]

             ID:   77

     Home Page Context                                  5                     Very good

             ID:   76

     Home Page Context                                  5                     [please include any comments here]

             ID:   89

     Home Page Context                                  5                     [please include any comments here]

             ID:   88

     Home Page Context                                  5                     Just great.

             ID:   86

     Home Page Context                                  5                     [please include any comments here]

             ID:   85

     Home Page Context                                  4                     NA

             ID:   72

     Home Page Context                                  4                     [please include any comments here]

             ID:   79

     Home Page Context                                  4                     works as an opening page

             ID:   90

     Home Page Context                                  4                     [please include any comments here]

             ID:   87

     Home Page Context                                  2                     [please include any comments here]

             ID:   78

 

                            Average rating:           4.4

NWDA Home Page--Design

    Element Evaluated                 Rating (5=High 1=Low)            Comments

     Home Page Design                                   5                         I appreciate the clear and easy-to-find links at the top

                                                                                         of the webpage. Nice color scheme.

         ID:   89

     Home Page Design                                   5                         This page looks good.

         ID:   85

     Home Page Design                                   4                         Some of the text may be too small

         ID:   79

     Home Page Design                                   4                         The design is visually appealing but there is a lot of

                                                                                         empty space. While this creates a simple look, it also

         ID:   76                                                                       feels empty. The lack of interesting and diverse

                                                                                         access points creates a feeling of sparseness rather

                                                                                         than richness. I'm sure this will fill up with interesting

                                                                                         possibilities in the future.

     Home Page Design                                   4                         clean, easy to read, but sub-menus are not

                                                                                         immediately apparent; what about drop down menus?

         ID:   90

     Home Page Design                                   4                         The changing photographs and links to more

                                                                                         information about the images provide the page with

         ID:   88                                                                       visual interest and satisfaction for the curious. The

                                                                                         two tones of font also add visual interest and help

                                                                                         lead the eye. Having the introductory sentence at the

                                                                                         top, followed by the Project Description with different

                                                                                         background color is helpful for satisfying varying

                                                                                         degrees of interest in what the project is about. I don't

                                                                                          really care for the layout of the text. (Maybe two longer

                                                                                          lines, instead of 3 at the top and possibly justified

                                                                                         text for the Project Description, with the heading more

                                                                                          distinct from the body of the text and more distinct

                                                                                         formatting of paragraphs.) I am not personally fond of

                                                                                         the yellow, orange, green and brown color scheme of

                                                                                         the top menu. I would prefer something more in the

                                                                                         way of maroons, which would look nice with the gray.

    Element Evaluated                 Rating (5=High 1=Low)            Comments

     Home Page Design                                   4                         [please include any comments here]

         ID:   87

     Home Page Design                                   3                         I'm having trouble with the size.  The home page does

                                                                                          not fit on my screen and I have to screen over.  More

         ID:   72                                                                       color!  The photographs are great.  Map could be a bit

                                                                                          more interesting and maybe include an interactive

                                                                                         element.

     Home Page Design                                   3                         The design is beautiful, but it takes a long time to

                                                                                         load on a computer without DSL.

         ID:   77

     Home Page Design                                   2                         The home page is too wide for the screen.  I can

                                                                                         understand the need to scroll down, but it is annoying

         ID:   78                                                                       to have to scroll across to see the entire page. 

                                                                                         When I clicked on "click for more about NWDA

                                                                                         images" I get the same home page.

     Home Page Design                                   1                         Type too small; not enough color/tone contrast; no

                                                                                         "pizazz;"  no "I want to see more!" Did like that the

         ID:   86                                                                       picture changed with each visit.

                             Average rating:             3.5

NWDA Home Page--Functionality

     Element Evaluated                 Rating (5=High 1=Low)        Comments

     Home Page Functionality                            5                     [please include any comments here]

       ID:    77

     Home Page Functionality                            5                     [please include any comments here]

       ID:    88

     Home Page Functionality                            5                     I'm not an academic, but seems to be exactly what one

                                                                                     would expect.

       ID:    86

     Home Page Functionality                            5                     Simple and pleasing to the eye.

       ID:    85

     Home Page Functionality                            4                     Seems like all the appropriate links and options are

                                                                                     available.

       ID:    72

     Home Page Functionality                            4                     [please include any comments here]

       ID:    79

     Home Page Functionality                            4                     See comments above regarding the feel of the page and

                                                                                     its need for some enticement. The photos do need the

       ID:    76                                                                    "click for more information" link to work as promised, but

                                                                                     otherwise this page functions exactly how I would expect.

     Home Page Functionality                            4                     Not too cluttered, but should have clearer sense of what

                                                                                     kinds of materials are available

       ID:    90

     Home Page Functionality                            4                     I think it works really very well, but you still might want to

                                                                                     consider the search tool I mentioned earlier (to search

       ID:    89                                                                    the site, but not the databases).

     Home Page Functionality                            4                     [please include any comments here]

       ID:    87

     Home Page Functionality                            3                     [please include any comments here]

       ID:    78

 

                              Average rating:             4.3

NWDA Home Page—Information/Language

     Element Evaluated                 Rating (5=High 1=Low)        Comments

     Home Page Information/Language                 5                     The narrative provides the bare-bones explanation. Bare-

                                                                                     bones is good because Internet readers skip over things.

         ID:    77                                                                  The colorful tabs on the top row are obviously where

                                                                                     additional information can be found. Putting the term

                                                                                     "search" as the first word is good.

     Home Page Information/Language                 5                     [please include any comments here]

         ID:    89

     Home Page Information/Language                 5                     Not a lot of flowery text; it's brief and to the point.

         ID:    85

     Home Page Information/Language                 4                     NA

         ID:    72

     Home Page Information/Language                 4                     [please include any comments here]

         ID:    79

     Home Page Information/Language                 4                     good--again, no sense yet of what kinds of materials

                                                                                     might lie within

         ID:    90

     Home Page Information/Language                 4                     Problem--the December 2004 completion of Phase I is

                                                                                     distracting as either a mistake or post-dated information?

         ID:    88                                                                  The Project Description is informative but EAD and

                                                                                     "finding aids" will probably leave some of your visitors

                                                                                     scratching their heads. You might include a brief list of

                                                                                     examples (e.g., "...finding aids, such as file level

                                                                                     inventories, indexes, and box lists.")

     Home Page Information/Language                 4                     [please include any comments here]

         ID:    87

     Element Evaluated                 Rating (5=High 1=Low)        Comments

     Home Page Information/Language                 4                     Seemed just great.

         ID:    86

     Home Page Information/Language                 3                     The language is clear, but the home page does not really

                                                                                      explain how the website can be used--it mainly

         ID:    78                                                                  discusses accomplishments of the NWDA.

     Home Page Information/Language                 3                     The information presented on the home page appears at

                                                                                     the time of this evaluation to be a temporary filler.  More

         ID:    76                                                                  interesting language would be great, perhaps not as

                                                                                     large a block of text under "Project Description"--maybe

                                                                                     get rid of that section, since the project seems to have

                                                                                     already occurred or nearing completion.  The language is

                                                                                      informative but not especially inviting.

                              Average rating:             4.1

NWDA Home Page--Navigation

     Element Evaluated                 Rating (5=High 1=Low)        Comments

     Home Page Navigation                               5                     Works great. The links are obvious.

           ID:    77

     Home Page Navigation                               5                     Navigation is simple and works! In connection with this

                                                                                     evaluation form, the link from the form resulted in a "page

           ID:    88                                                                cannot be found" error. I had to follow the default link on

                                                                                     the error page to get to the right place.

     Home Page Navigation                               5                     [please include any comments here]

           ID:    87

     Home Page Navigation                               5                     Easy to spot the link, and weren't too many and they

                                                                                     worked quickly and well.

           ID:    86

     Home Page Navigation                               5