Redesign the Library Website for Enhancing Usability and Accessibility

Abstract

This paper describes the key tools and techniques that are widely used for usability testing of Websites together with authors’ experience in using them for the on going Website redesign project at the Open University of Sri Lanka library. Besides, the current status of Sri Lanka, in terms of distribution of disability among the citizens and level of accessibility of university library websites, have been outlined to show how fast we should act to correct our careless mistakes to ensure the free and open access to information, we promised as the leading information service provider of the nation. Authors hope that the contents of this article will empower readers with tools and knowledge that can be used to perform successful Website redesign projects in their library environments.