Comments on: Can we ever really move beyond the self-centered library? http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/2007/10/01/can-we-ever-really-move-beyond-the-self-centered-library/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:05:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jen http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/2007/10/01/can-we-ever-really-move-beyond-the-self-centered-library/comment-page-1/#comment-2285 Jen Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:41:11 +0000 http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/2007/10/01/can-we-ever-really-move-beyond-the-self-centered-library/#comment-2285 Ha! the pingback left out this part... "yeah, i am just jealous…" of the gamer type... glad to see you read your comments... i take back pompous. Ha! the pingback left out this part… “yeah, i am just jealous…” of the gamer type… glad to see you read your comments… i take back pompous.

]]> By: brian http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/2007/10/01/can-we-ever-really-move-beyond-the-self-centered-library/comment-page-1/#comment-2105 brian Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:13:02 +0000 http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/2007/10/01/can-we-ever-really-move-beyond-the-self-centered-library/#comment-2105 "A pompous gamer type "-- wow, that's awesome! I might use that in the future. Oh -- but I have not played video games in years. As for being pompous... that must be the result of education at a directional State U. Anyway, thanks for reading and commenting. “A pompous gamer type “– wow, that’s awesome! I might use that in the future.

Oh — but I have not played video games in years. As for being pompous… that must be the result of education at a directional State U. Anyway, thanks for reading and commenting.

]]> By: eric childress http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/2007/10/01/can-we-ever-really-move-beyond-the-self-centered-library/comment-page-1/#comment-1601 eric childress Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:10:55 +0000 http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/2007/10/01/can-we-ever-really-move-beyond-the-self-centered-library/#comment-1601 Great post. BTW the link to WorldCat.org record for Understanding Your Users: http://worldcat.org/oclc/57190057 Great post.

BTW the link to WorldCat.org record for Understanding Your Users: http://worldcat.org/oclc/57190057

]]> By: What I Learned Today… » Blog Archive » Territorial Thinking http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/2007/10/01/can-we-ever-really-move-beyond-the-self-centered-library/comment-page-1/#comment-920 What I Learned Today… » Blog Archive » Territorial Thinking Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:07:49 +0000 http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/2007/10/01/can-we-ever-really-move-beyond-the-self-centered-library/#comment-920 [...] This from Brian at Designing Better Libraries. [...] [...] This from Brian at Designing Better Libraries. [...]

]]> By: Kirjastot ja asiakaslähtöisyys 1/2 « eAineistot oppimisen resurssi http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/2007/10/01/can-we-ever-really-move-beyond-the-self-centered-library/comment-page-1/#comment-919 Kirjastot ja asiakaslähtöisyys 1/2 « eAineistot oppimisen resurssi Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:20:56 +0000 http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/2007/10/01/can-we-ever-really-move-beyond-the-self-centered-library/#comment-919 [...] Minä väitän, että Ubiquitous Librarian on oikeassa: kirjastolaiset ajattelevat yksioikoisesti näkemättä metsää puilta. Samasta asiasta puhuu myös Brian Mathews, jonka mukaan jopa sosiaalista mediaa hyödyntävissä kirjastoissa eivät asiakkaat välttämättä ole huomanneet mitään muutosta kirjaston toimintapolitiikassa. [...] [...] Minä väitän, että Ubiquitous Librarian on oikeassa: kirjastolaiset ajattelevat yksioikoisesti näkemättä metsää puilta. Samasta asiasta puhuu myös Brian Mathews, jonka mukaan jopa sosiaalista mediaa hyödyntävissä kirjastoissa eivät asiakkaat välttämättä ole huomanneet mitään muutosta kirjaston toimintapolitiikassa. [...]

]]> By: Point Taken « Wicked Good Reference http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/2007/10/01/can-we-ever-really-move-beyond-the-self-centered-library/comment-page-1/#comment-904 Point Taken « Wicked Good Reference Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:00:48 +0000 http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/2007/10/01/can-we-ever-really-move-beyond-the-self-centered-library/#comment-904 [...] Brian Mathews (although seemingly a pompous gamer type when I saw him at the ACRL conference) also makes a strong argument about the direction librarians often go. He states that we often think like trees instead of like a forest… not seeing the big picture. I know that I often try and think creatively but end up thinking like a tree instead of wrapping my brain around the whole idea. Mathews also cites a great book on his OTHER blog about user experience that I am sure goes beyond web design user experience and could be used while designing new library spaces… [...] [...] Brian Mathews (although seemingly a pompous gamer type when I saw him at the ACRL conference) also makes a strong argument about the direction librarians often go. He states that we often think like trees instead of like a forest… not seeing the big picture. I know that I often try and think creatively but end up thinking like a tree instead of wrapping my brain around the whole idea. Mathews also cites a great book on his OTHER blog about user experience that I am sure goes beyond web design user experience and could be used while designing new library spaces… [...]

]]> By: Colleen http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/2007/10/01/can-we-ever-really-move-beyond-the-self-centered-library/comment-page-1/#comment-851 Colleen Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:19:06 +0000 http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/2007/10/01/can-we-ever-really-move-beyond-the-self-centered-library/#comment-851 In my experience, when librarians look at user experience, particularly when designing new items, they use themselves adn their colleagues to determine what that user experience is. This defeats the entire purpose, since our brains are trained to look for things in non-intuitive, librarian-type ways. We need to be sure that when designing and testing items, we actually include users in the process - not just librarians. The challenge? How to involve students and faculty from other areas in our projects, and making it worth their time. Designing a user-centered experience without ever involving the user in the design is a terminally flawed process, IMHO. Looking forward to hearing more about the new position! In my experience, when librarians look at user experience, particularly when designing new items, they use themselves adn their colleagues to determine what that user experience is. This defeats the entire purpose, since our brains are trained to look for things in non-intuitive, librarian-type ways. We need to be sure that when designing and testing items, we actually include users in the process – not just librarians.

The challenge? How to involve students and faculty from other areas in our projects, and making it worth their time. Designing a user-centered experience without ever involving the user in the design is a terminally flawed process, IMHO. Looking forward to hearing more about the new position!

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