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Selections of Work by Robert Wolff

Web Design

Geospatial Search

Screenshot of UNH PLACE, a geospatial search interface
The University of new Hampshire web site, c. 2017

My work on the University of New Hampshire PLACE project included testing an existing GIS web application, Open GeoPortal, with representative users. The results are published in the UNH Scholars Repository†.

PLACE is a geospatial data repository and search interface for digital collections. Usability testing helped us design features like the gazetteer search and a time slider.

The project was funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program.

† Wolff, Rob and Parker, Kristin, "Usability Testing: Open GeoPortal 2.0" (2014). PLACE Project. 9.

Redesigning the Catalog Search Box

Gray search box with six tabs and drop-down menu
Gray search box with three tabs and drop-down menu
Gray search box without tabs, but with a drop-down menu and Help link
Gray search box without tabs or drop-down menu, but with a Help link
Gray search box with an interior photo background, without tabs or drop-down menu, but with a Help link
Dark themed search box with an exterior photo background, without tabs or drop-down menu, but with a Help link

A new search platform for the library catalog meant redesigning the centerpiece of the home page, the Search Box. The team took an iterative approach, testing with users multiple times.

UNH Library Web Redesign

University of New Hampshire Library home page

The University of New Hampshire Library was an early adopter of the world wide web, having published web sites as far back as 1996.

The complete web site redesign took our project team 3 years. We reviewed hundreds of pages, of which 60% were kept and revised. The site used a Drupal theme created from a template by UNH designers.