For the website that I had to design for my class relating to libraries, I thought about what aspects of libraries interested me. Since I like readers advisory, I thought about designing a website for a book discussion group. This website can be accessed at http://domin.dom.edu/students/nagpneen/LIS753project/mainbookdis.htm
I then thought about some of the good books that I had read, and decided to do a book discussion on the DaVinci Code since it provides a lot of material for discussion. I thought about the layout of my website and what I wanted to include in it. It is necessary for the reader to know when and where the book discussion will take place, what sort of discussion will take place, and they also need to be able to know more about the book and the author and read some reviews about it. I created a rough draft of the web pages and the information each page would contain on paper. Then I created three web HTML pages. The main page had general information about the upcoming book discussion with links to a page containing a summary of the book and some external links to other websites giving information about the book and the author. The third web page gives the dates and locations for the book discussion. Also there is a link to a PDF page which I created on Zanzar and gives the discussion questions that the group needs to read and prepare answers for discussion.
This was a great learning experience. I really enjoyed preparing and making the website. I learned how to write different codes and write material in different sizes, prepare tables, upload images, add color and external links etc. It was exciting to watch the website develop gradually to its final form. This was my first time to ever develop a website and it gave me a feeling of accomplishment. I felt that I learned something really productive and useful for my future career as a librarian.
