Oakland Public Library
Leading the way to information.
Project Mission
Project Mission
Amy Martin and Rachel Musgrove's information architecture redesign for the Oakland Public Library's website will transform their ability to reach patrons and serve their information needs. Information will be more discoverable on OPL's website thanks to more intuitive labeling and navigation.
Make the website usable for people with low literacy or limited English
Make the website usable for people with low literacy or limited English
Because OPL needs to be able to reach across barriers.
Represent the breadth of what OPL does
Represent the breadth of what OPL does
Because OPL's left "just books" in the dust, and their website needs to show it.
Create intuitive, user-friendly labeling and navigation
Create intuitive, user-friendly labeling and navigation
Because libraries point the way to dreams.
Help users make their own magic
Help users make their own magic
Because OPL strives to support patron goal realization.
All photos used with kind permission of the Oakland Public Library, 2021.