SLA launches redesigned website - Brief Article

Information Outlook, Feb, 2004

In January, SLA's new website debuted. The new site features a cleaner, more modern appearance, with functional design and structure and enhanced user-friendly access. A diverse group of Association members and staff played a key role in the development of the website. In addition to working with a Web design firm, SLA members and staff participated in surveys and focus groups, which provided valuable feedback to the Association's Web revision team.

The new site at www.sla.org features improved access to all major resources. The enhancements have been facilitated by developing a taxonomy, thesaurus, and new content management system and by reorganizing the content within redesigned navigation tools.

SLA launched its inaugural website in May 1996. The home page was redesigned in early 1997. In June of the same year, the American Society of Association Executives selected www.sla.org as a "World-Class Web Site." In October 2000, SLA redesigned the site in response to member needs.

"The foundation for developing the new website emerged from a growing demand for simplicity and improved organization of content," remarked SLA Executive Director Janice R. Lachance. "The new site accommodates the needs of SLA members and promotes the Association's stronger online presence."

For more information on SLA's new Web site, please contact Jeff Leach at 202-939-3634 or e-mail jeff@sla.org.