A Global Library Data Repository Website

UX/UI Design and Content Strategy

Client: International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions (IFLA)
Project Duration: 2 years

World map with countries colored in various shades, inset with the International Food & Law Alliance (IFLA) logo and a multicolored circular icon representing the Sustainable Development Goals.

Library Map of the World Content Areas

  • Screenshot of a world map showing the number of libraries with internet access in each country, with a legend indicating selected countries in blue and no data in gray, and options for adjusting data display on the left.

    Data Map

    A global map featuring metrics pertinent to libraries across the world. Users can view country data and generate custom pdf reports that apply the user’s settings and selectons.

  • Interactive world map showing countries with SDG stories highlighted in green, part of the UN's SDG library website, with navigation menus at the top and a sidebar on the left.

    Impacts Map

    Similar to the global metric map, the impacts map shows how libraries are supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

  • Screenshot of a webpage titled 'Library Map of the World' focused on Colombia, featuring articles about mobile libraries for peace, with videos and images of children and mobile libraries in rural areas.

    Impact Stories

    Libraries feature impact stories that support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Localized translations of each story are available.

  • Screenshot of a library map of the world webpage showing data on libraries across different countries, with Sweden highlighted and a total of 7 million loans. The map uses shades of purple to represent countries, and a legend explains the color coding.

    Data Map detail

    A view of Sweden’s Physical Loans library data.

  • Screenshot of a webpage titled 'Library Map of the World' showing information about the libraries in Colombia, with sections on overview, metrics, organizations, policy, and education, and a sidebar with performance metrics such as number of libraries, internet access, staff, volunteers, registered users, visits, loans, and electronic loans.

    Country Profiles

    Socio-economic metrics and an overview of local library policy make up the Country Profile pages.

  • World map showing contributors to library data, with Canada marked as having two contributors, and various countries shaded in blue to indicate presence of contributors.

    Contributors

    This map shows all of the contributors to the website as well as the type of data they shared with IFLA.

Requirements

Hand-drawn sketch of a mockup user interface with sections for search filters, list of items, content mediators, and legislation education, all on graph paper.

  • By integrating a custom cms for data management, IFLA can continue to grow the site by updating metrics and adding new data.

  • The site is translated into six different languages and includes localized translations on every impact story.

  • Users can generate PDF reports and share data views on social media.

Impacts

  • As of July 2024, there have been 207 data contributors from 150 countries

  • Users from 94% of the world (183 countries) visited the site within the first six months of launching

  • The site initially had two Impact Stories, today there are 58

  • 2.8 million libraries have been recorded on the global data map

A black and white photograph of a presentation about the world map, showing countries in shades of gray, with two presenters standing at a podium in front of an audience.

A live reveal at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Poland in 2017.

“Reliable global library statistics is our shared vision.” – IFLA.org