iSchool Capstone

Optimizing Digital Collection Navigation: the U.S. Code and the Statutes at Large

Project tags:

information architecture

knowledge organization

This project consists of a review of digital collections on the Library of Congress Law Library website, focusing on increasing findability and accessibility. The specific collections covered by this project are the Statutes at Large and the U.S. Code. Though the two collections carry much of the same information, the accessibility needs are different. I have made a series of recommendations based on user-centered design to update the research guide and other supplemental materials, increase efficacy of metadata, and redesign existing organization of the collections. I have also included suggestions for outreach programs to expand the collections’ use.
Project participants:

Allison Zwierlein

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