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Author : M. S. Sridhar
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9788170229698
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (296 download)
Download or read book Library Use and User Research written by M. S. Sridhar and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With reference to users in India.
Author : Andy Priestner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317003136
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)
Download or read book User Experience in Libraries written by Andy Priestner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern library services can be incredibly complex. Much more so than their forebears, modern librarians must grapple daily with questions of how best to implement innovative new services, while also maintaining and updating the old. The efforts undertaken are immense, but how best to evaluate their success? In this groundbreaking new book from Routledge, library practitioners, anthropologists, and design experts combine to advocate a new focus on User Experience (or ‘UX’) research methods. Through a combination of theoretical discussion and applied case studies, they argue that this ethnographic and human-centred design approach enables library professionals to gather rich evidence-based insights into what is really going on in their libraries, allowing them to look beyond what library users say they do to what they actually do. Edited by the team behind the international UX in Libraries conference, User Experience in Libraries will ignite new interest in a rapidly emerging and game-changing area of research. Clearly written and passionately argued, it is essential reading for all library professionals and students of Library and Information Science. It will also be welcomed by anthropologists and design professionals working in related fields.
Author : Andy Priestner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (968 download)
Download or read book A Handbook of User Experience Research & Design in Libraries written by Andy Priestner and published by . This book was released on 2021-02 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A comprehensive and practical handbook exploring the value and applicability of UX Research & Design to libraries. As well as detailed methodology, there are numerous case studies from around the world and insights from practitioner librarians. This volume takes you through all the stages of the UX Process, from research, to data mapping and analysis, to idea generation and finally prototyping and iteration. Written by former librarian and experienced UX trainer and consultant Andy Priestner, it is intended for use by all library staff regardless of previous experience and seeks to place the user at the heart of library service development and delivery."--
Author : Lynn Silipigni Connaway
Publisher : Blackbirch Press, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781556535000
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (35 download)
Download or read book The Library in the Life of the User written by Lynn Silipigni Connaway and published by Blackbirch Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2015 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation provides a sequential overview of some of OCLC Research's user behavior research findings that articulate the need for the design of future library services to be all about the user.
Author : Denise Troll Covey
Publisher : Digital Library Federation
ISBN 13 : 1933645164
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (336 download)
Download or read book Usage and Usability Assessment written by Denise Troll Covey and published by Digital Library Federation. This book was released on 2002 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report offers a survey of the methods that are being deployed at leading digital libraries to assess the use and usability of their online collections and services. Focusing on 24 Digital Library Federation member libraries, the study's author, Distinguished DLF Fellow Denise Troll Covey, conducted numerous interviews with library professionals who are engaged in assessment. The report describes the application, strengths, and weaknesses of assessment techniques that include surveys, focus groups, user protocols, and transaction log analysis. Covey's work is also an essential methodological guidebook. For each method that she covers, she is careful to supply a definition, explain why and how libraries use the method, what they do with the results, and what problems they encounter. The report includes an extensive bibliography on more detailed methodological information, and descriptions of assessment instruments that have proved particularly effective.
Author : James Lang
Publisher : SitePoint Pty Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1492064270
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Researching UX: User Research written by James Lang and published by SitePoint Pty Ltd. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How well do you really know your users? With properly conducted user research, you can discover what really makes your audience tick. This practical guide will show you, step-by-step, how to gain proper insight about your users so that you can base design decisions on solid evidence. You'll not only learn the different methodologies that you can employ in user research, but also gain insight into important set-up activities, such as recruiting users and equipping your lab, and acquire analysis skills so that you can make the most of the data you've gathered. And finally, you'll learn how to communicate findings and deploy evidence, to boost your design rationale and persuade skeptical colleagues. Design your research Cost justify user research Recruit and incentivise users Discover how to run your research sessions Analyze your results Reporting on results and acting in your findings
Author : Andy Priestner
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781981635573
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (355 download)
Download or read book User Experience in Libraries written by Andy Priestner and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first annual UX in Libraries Yearbook. UX in Libraries is a global community of practice committed to exploring, sharing, and advocating for, UX research methods in library and learning services. Each year since 2015 an annual international conference has taken place in the UK. Last year's third iteration took place in Glasgow. This volume collects together the proceedings of that conference, incorporating the keynotes, workshops, the team challenge and the many papers presented by delegates working in both academic and public libraries, together with images from the event. If you are already conducting user experience research or are just starting on that journey the UXLibs Yearbook should prove to be an invaluable companion to your endeavours. This volume is edited by UX trainer and consultant Andy Priestner, who is also the Chair and creator of the UX in Libraries conference.
Author : Aaron Schmidt
Publisher : ALA Editions
ISBN 13 : 9780838912263
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Useful, Usable, Desirable written by Aaron Schmidt and published by ALA Editions. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Useful, useable, desirable: like three legs of a stool, if your library is missing the mark on any one of these it's bound to wobble.
Author : Aaron Schmidt
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 1555708420
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (557 download)
Download or read book User Experience (UX) Design for Libraries written by Aaron Schmidt and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows you how to get there by providing hands-on steps and best practices for UX design principles, practices, and tools to engage with patrons online and build the best web presence for your library.
Author : Rebecca Blakiston
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442229004
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)
Download or read book Usability Testing written by Rebecca Blakiston and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to improve the usability of your library website, but feel that it is too difficult, time-consuming, or expensive? In this book, you will learn that in-house usability testing on a budget is not only feasible, but it is practical, sustainable, and has the potential to lead to remarkable improvements of the content, design, and layout of your website. Usability Testing: A Practical Guide for Librarians will teach you how to: Make the case for usability testing Define your audience and their goals Select a usability testing method appropriate for your particular context Plan for an in-house usability test Conduct an effective in-house usability test Analyze usability test results and make decisions based on those results Create and implement a plan for ongoing, systematic usability testing Step-by-step instructions, along with a myriad of examples, allow you to use this book as a practical guide, and adapt the techniques for your own context. Techniques are appropriate for libraries of all types, including academic, public, and special libraries.
Author : Andy Priestner
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781790914746
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (147 download)
Download or read book User Experience in Libraries Yearbook 2018 written by Andy Priestner and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-14 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UX in Libraries (UXLibs) is a global community of practice committed to exploring, sharing and advocating for UX research and design methods in library and learning services in the academic and public sectors. 2018 saw our fourth annual international conference, held in Sheffield, which once again brought together delegates from all over the world and this year focused on inclusivity. This volume collects together contributions from our conference speakers including Sara Lerén, Christian Lauersen, Janine Bradbury and Kit Heyam, all of whom wowed attendees with their insights and perspectives. Fascinating workshop content, delegate papers and material presented under our research in progress banner ('UXLabs') are also collected here. If you are already applying user experience research and design or are just dipping your toe in the water, and want to find out what all the fuss is about, this second UXLibs Yearbook is the resource for you. This volume is edited by UX trainer and consultant Andy Priestner, who is also the Chair and creator of the UX in Libraries conference.
Author : Elizabeth Goodman
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0123848709
Total Pages : 601 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (238 download)
Download or read book Observing the User Experience written by Elizabeth Goodman and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner’s Guide to User Research aims to bridge the gap between what digital companies think they know about their users and the actual user experience. Individuals engaged in digital product and service development often fail to conduct user research. The book presents concepts and techniques to provide an understanding of how people experience products and services. The techniques are drawn from the worlds of human-computer interaction, marketing, and social sciences. The book is organized into three parts. Part I discusses the benefits of end-user research and the ways it fits into the development of useful, desirable, and successful products. Part II presents techniques for understanding people’s needs, desires, and abilities. Part III explains the communication and application of research results. It suggests ways to sell companies and explains how user-centered design can make companies more efficient and profitable. This book is meant for people involved with their products’ user experience, including program managers, designers, marketing managers, information architects, programmers, consultants, and investors. Explains how to create usable products that are still original, creative, and unique A valuable resource for designers, developers, project managers - anyone in a position where their work comes in direct contact with the end user Provides a real-world perspective on research and provides advice about how user research can be done cheaply, quickly and how results can be presented persuasively Gives readers the tools and confidence to perform user research on their own designs and tune their software user experience to the unique needs of their product and its users
Author : Andy Priestner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)
Download or read book User Experience in Libraries Yearbook 2019 written by Andy Priestner and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: User Experience in Libraries (popularly known as UXLibs) is a global community of practice committed to exploring, sharing and advocating for UX research and design methods in library and learning services in the academic and public sectors. Our fifth annual conference took place at Royal Holloway, University of London with delegates from all around the world. Once again, this yearbook serves as a conference proceedings plus, bursting at the seams with stories about employing user experience methodologies to research and design more user-centred services. There are contributions from Anneli Friberg who explores the relationship between leadership and UX, Andy Priestner with a hard-hitting take on the institutional barriers to conducting UX design, Victor Alfson exploring the untapped value of using virtual reality as a research tool, and Helen Murphy forging links between UX and information literacy. Never before has our yearbook been more diverse in content and approach. If you are actively employing user experience techniques, seeking to embed UX as a strategic priority at your institution, or new to the whole idea of focusing on your users when developing and designing library services, this volume is full of approaches and insights to help you on your journey.
Author : Hilde Daland
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0081005776
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (81 download)
Download or read book New Roles for Research Librarians written by Hilde Daland and published by Chandos Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-20 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Roles for Research Librarians: Meeting the Expectations for Research Support presents strategies librarians can use to adapt to the new conditions and growing expectations that are emerging from students and researchers. Even if they have never completed a PhD, or even been engaged in independent research themselves, this book will provide a new roadmap on how to deal with the new work environment. The book provides different approaches that include the library in the research process, an area that is often neglected by researchers during their planning and strategic work on research projects. Users will find content that offers tactics on how to create a new dialogue between the librarian and the postgraduate student, along with comprehensive discussions on different starting points, and how communication and collaboration can help reach the best of both worlds. Explores the new roles available for research librarians and how they can be integral parts of research Provides a new roadmap on how to deal with the new work environment that now exists between librarians and researchers Discusses the development and systemizing of research support services and strategies Offers insights into the collaboration between the librarian and PhD-candidates
Author : Milena Dobreva
Publisher : Facet Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1856047652
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (56 download)
Download or read book User Studies for Digital Library Development written by Milena Dobreva and published by Facet Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-22 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark text captures a global cross-section of leading voices and provides a clear and coherent overview of the user studies domain and user issues in digital libraries. As the information environment becomes increasingly electronic, digital libraries have proliferated, but the focus has often been on innovations in technology and not the user. Although user needs have become a popular concept, in practice the users are rarely consulted in the development of services. Research and analysis of users is essential to fine-tune the content and approach of digital libraries to the diverging requirements and expectations of incredibly varied communities and to ensure libraries are effective, accessible and sustainable in the long term. Key topics include: • what is the place of user studies in digital libraries and what are the basic user study methods? • explaining user-centric studies, information behaviour and user experience studies • exploring user-study methods such as surveys, questionnaires, expert evaluation methods, eye tracking, deep log analysis, personae and ethnographic studies • critical issues around user studies such as evaluation of digital libraries, digital preservation, social media, the shift to mobile devices and ethics • user studies in specific types of institutions: libraries, archives, museums, audiovisual collections and art collections • the most popular questions and what to do next. Readership: Information professionals involved in supporting, developing or designing digital library services, researchers wanting to address the user dimension in their work and students on LIS and computer science courses who want to understand the importance of the user in information services.
Author : Brad Nunnally
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN 13 : 1491951265
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (919 download)
Download or read book UX Research written by Brad Nunnally and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One key responsibility of product designers and UX practitioners is to conduct formal and informal research to clarify design decisions and business needs. But there’s often mystery around product research, with the feeling that you need to be a research Zen master to gather anything useful. Fact is, anyone can conduct product research. With this quick reference guide, you’ll learn a common language and set of tools to help you carry out research in an informed and productive manner. This book contains four sections, including a brief introduction to UX research, planning and preparation, facilitating research, and analysis and reporting. Each chapter includes a short exercise so you can quickly apply what you’ve learned. Learn what it takes to ask good research questions Know when to use quantitative and qualitative research methods Explore the logistics and details of coordinating a research session Use softer skills to make research seem natural to participants Learn tools and approaches to uncover meaning in your raw data Communicate your findings with a framework and structure
Author : Michele Crump
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1780633238
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)
Download or read book Meeting the Needs of Student Users in Academic Libraries written by Michele Crump and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meeting the Needs of Student Users in Academic Libraries surveys and evaluates the current practice of learning commons and research services within the academic library community in order to determine if these learning spaces are functioning as intended. To evaluate their findings, the authors examine the measurement tools that libraries have used to evaluate usage and satisfaction, including contemporary anthropological studies that provide a more detailed view of the student’s approach to research. The book takes a candid look at these redesigns and asks if improvements have lived up to expectations of increased service and user satisfaction. Are librarians using these findings to inform the evolution and implementation of new service models, or have they simply put a new shade of lipstick on the pig? Takes an honest look at learning commons in academic libraries and discusses what is working and what is not Explores behind the statistics as to why users come to the library; does the librarians’ concept of ‘the library as place’ match user perception? Looks at the anthropology of the user to gauge satisfaction with the services and space provided by the library via recent survey findings
