Why is this important?

A lot of effort has already been invested in building and optimizing the digital tools available to all McGillians. Is the content you are thinking about writing already online?

• People read very little on Web pages.
• If you display only what's necessary, your users will have a better understanding of what's really important.
• Use existing resources and tools to save time and money.

Checklist of things to do

• Align with your users' interests
• Kill the welcome mat
• Remove unnecessary information
• Avoid duplicating content
• Build on existing resources and content whenever possible

Supporting resources

• Blah-Blah Text: Keep, Cut, or Kill?
• A New Year’s resolution you can stick to? Site content auditing!
• A (Very Simple) Sample Menu
• The Paradox of Choice
• Draft a Blueprint
• The paradox of choice : why more is less by Barry Schwartz
• Information architecture: the design and integration of information spaces by Wei Ding, Xia Lin, and Michael Zarro
• User experience toolkit
• Website Carbon Calculator