Intended Audience: Anyone seeking legislative information from the Library of Congress
Usefulness of content:
Pros: One stop shop for Congressional Activities/Info
Extremely useful in gaining up to date Congressional actions; including, but not limited to:
Bills, Resolutions
Activity in Congress
Congressional Record
Schedules, Calendars
Committee Information
Presidential Nominations
Treaties
Government Resources
Info for Teachers
Users can browse for Bills with filters by Representative/Sentator (Sponsors), date of legislation, etc.
The user is provided a free-text search-box for Bills on most pages.
Offers a learning section to allow users to learn more about the Congress & its processes. Additionally, information is provided specifically for school teachers to use as tools in educational institutions.
It maintains 'breadcrumbs' atop the page, so the user knows where he's delved into.
Cons:Sponsors are not sorted by state, to make it easier for users who do not know their rep's name; however they do provide a state annotation for those willing to dig through the list for their own state.
Though it has a local Navigation area on the left, the site does NOT have a Global Navigation area across the top. Instead external links are included in the left (typically local) navigation area. This can confuse users when one is clicked and the entire site changes.
Consistency of design
Font properties, layout, and overall look is consistent throughout. It has internal links in a distinctly shaded box. These links share the same template. Links not in the shaded box lead to different government sites, outside the Library of Congress control.
Ease of navigation
Very simple.
The template's consistency ensures that options always remain the same.
The breadcrumbs make it easy to determine where you are within the site.
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