Site and User Goals

photos of products - map - directions - address contact or purchasing forms "about us" information affiliate links secure server/transactions

Site User

Type of site

Identity
Learning
Informational
Community

Foundations
Students
Donors
Tourists
Scholars
Residents
Overview of Civita, purpose of Civitalogue Brief history and timeline of Civita
what goes into the catalogue
how the information can be accessed

Provide a catalogue of information about Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy in one site

Major categories navigation
Site map

Encourage scholars, residents and visitors to contribute materials to the catalog of information Online community via bulletin board, listserv, Twitter or Wordpress
Answer questions about Civita A form to ask questions
an FAQ
Accept donations Donate money via Paypal
Museum and collections contacts for items
A list of what we might need in goods and services
Provide volunteer and fellowship information

Links to UW study programs
Links to applications for NIAUSI fellowship
Links to World Monuments Fund program

 

Audience / Issues / Approach

What are they coming to the website to find/learn/share?

Foundations
Audience Issues

Approach (to solving issues)

NIAUSI
World Heritage Fund
UW Rome Institute

Inform about Civita-specific projects News pages, easily updated. Perhaps a
Wordpress site for community
Autoresponder mailing list
Get information from interested parties Contact form

 

Student
Audience Issues Approach (to solving issues)

An architecture/ archaeology student with Mac laptop and wifi wants to know more about the UW programs, study programs offered by other schools, and

Credits, lodging, instructors

Link to school program websites
What kind of wifi or phone service is in Civita? FAQ page
Is there affordable student lodging nearby? Link to school program websites

 

Donor

Audience Issues Approach (to solving issues)

Woman finds maps and pictures of Civita in the attic in her deceased parents' house in Switzerland. Thinks they may have value to someone.

Contact actual human being to come see collection

Ed. program contacts, researchers contacts, residents contacts
Information on the Civitalogue people  
Kinds of things Civitalogue collects and indexes Index of catalog, location of artifacts

 

Tourist / Rickster / Armchair Tourist

Audience Issues Approach

Family planning a trip to Italy, one mobility impaired, saw the Rick Steves show about Civita and hope to find a way up to it.

Wants directions, detailed maps Weather link, map download for iPhone,
Wants accessibility information ADA compliant info
ADA compliant website
A young man wants to show his parents where he went in Italy and wants to show them pictures and articles about Civita. Wants to seewhat the town looks like Pictures
video, audio,
webcam
Wants to share his experiences and pictures Wordpress or bulletin board
Flickr links

 

Scholar, Archivist, Archaeologist, Architect

Audience Issues Approach
"...the modern world is a persistent battering ram. Civita will be great for years, but never as great as today." - Rick Steves Needs to find the scope of what information is available Catalog of information in logical categories
Access to abstracts of papers and projects already done and proposed
NIAUSI fellowship papers and projects in pdfs.
Wants detailed maps and photos of Civita Map downloads
user photos via Flickr
Other photo downloads
Wants local government information regarding agriculture Links to regional offices

 

Resident

Audience Issues Approach
Long term resident wants to be prepared for visitors. Mac user, using wireless Wants to send out up to date news

Twitter
Wordpress
BB

Wants to advertise a business Directory
business web page
Former resident, male, now in Seattle, with high speed access and a PC Wants to see who's still living there Residential map
Directory

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