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Re: labeling audience-based navigation

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From: Peter Weil
Date: Jun 21, 2006 7:00PM

Thank you Cath. Our team has been trying to come up with suitable
headers that can stand alone, and your suggestions are very helpful.
Sometimes it's hard to break old habits, particularly when there is a
perception that the use of fragmentary headers and link text is
common enough that it has become a widely-accepted practice.

- Peter

On Jun 19, 2006, at 1:29 PM, Kilcommons,Cath wrote:

> Peter Weil asked about "the best way to label audience-based
> navigation
> links" and wrote...
>> I keep receiving design comps with navigation headers that look like
> this:
>> Information for (or "Resources for")
>>
>> Current Students
>> Prospective Students
>> Faculty and Staff
>> Donors
>>
>> This doesn't strike me as a particularly good approach.
>
> I personally believe you are correct that it does matter,
> especially if
> set up your navigation in a list or outline type of hierarchy. It is a
> question I have fielded before (many folks in the university set up
> their sites this way), and I generally answer that the header needs to
> be able to stand alone.
>
> Our department ended up going with "Your Resources".
> Other ways I have seen this handled include:
> Please select a category:
> Special Interest Areas
> Information for You
>
> ++++++
> Cath Stager-Kilcommons
> ACCESS Project
> Access Specialist
> Assistive Technology Resource Center (ATRC)
> Colorado State University
> 970-491-0788
> http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/ATRC/
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
>
>
>
>


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Peter Weil, Web Developer
University Communications
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Phone: 608-262-6538
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