Fall Meet and Greet: Friday, 11/12, Mercy College

Interested in doing user experience studies at your library but don’t know how?

Join ACRL/NY’s User Experience Discussion Group on Friday, November 12th at Mercy College from 9:15 to 10:30 am to meet librarians interested in and working on user experience studies.

We will discuss types of projects and interviewing techniques for getting effective answers out of our patrons, faculty and colleagues.

Networking from 9:15-9:30, discussion from 9:30-10:30. Refreshments will be served.

This meet-and-greet is open to anyone who wishes to come; you will need ID to get into the building.

Directions:

Mercy College Manhattan Campus,
66 West 35th Street
New York, NY 10001

The B/D/F/N/Q/R/M trains all go to Herald Square.

Questions? Leave a comment and we’ll get back to you.

Next UX Discussion Group Meeting: Wednesday, 2/3

Do you wonder about the future of libraries?

If you have ever been confused about how to best meet the needs of your students while planning for the future of your library, you are not alone. How do we serve our faculty and students while keeping an eye to future innovation? Come share and discuss your ideas, visions or fears of the future of libraries at the next ACRL/NY User Experience Discussion Group Meeting.

Topics:

• Getting to know your students
• The December 2009 Pew Research Center report on the Millennials
• Visions of the future of libraries - the good, the bad, the transformative, the mundane.
• And anything else that inspires us!

Light refreshments will be served.

Meeting will be held at Berkeley College, 3 East 43rd St, 7th Floor Conference Room, at 6:00 pm. Please RSVP so that you can get into the building. You will need to show identification.

NYC UPA and IxDA Present: “Designing for a Sustainable World – World Usability Day 2009″

The New York City chapter of the Usability Professionals Association is hosting World Usability Day on November 12th, 2009. Cross-pollination between industries leads to innovative new ideas, and librarians are encouraged to attend.

The half-day conference features speakers from a IDEO, Pratt, the Gaia Institute, Smart Design, and Friends of the High Line talking about sustainability and design issues.

“Everywhere you look, companies are “going green”. But what does sustainability really mean? Where do design and sustainability intersect? And how can you tell the difference between blatant greenwashing and real innovation that inspires meaningful change?

Join us as we explore the challenge of sustainable design with leaders in social entrepreneurship, product design, and interaction design. These leaders will share their stories and their successes, and discuss how they have overcome obstacles to creating provocative and engaging new products. Connect and interact with like-minded colleagues over light refreshments.”

http://nycupa.org/WorldUsabilityDay

Meeting Report

Many thanks to the attendees of the first organizational meeting of the ACRL/NY User Experience Discussion Group, held at Mercy College in Manhattan.

With 14 participants, conversation was lively and productive. Some of the highlights of the meeting were spirited conversations about how to get feedback from our students through surveys and other research, interacting with institutional research boards, figuring out how to ask the right questions about our students’ experience of the library, and interest in learning more about the user experience field. Meeting minutes are now posted publicly on our new Minutes page.

It was decided that we would like to start a Facebook group. Future plans include a Twitter feed and perhaps a presence on LinkedIn. The next meeting of the UXDG will be held in early December; check back  soon for specific date and location.

Welcome to the ACRL/NY User Experience Discussion Blog

The Association of College and Research Libraries/New York chapter is launching a new User Experience discussion group. Join us for stimulating discussions about User Experience in libraries. Discussions will include all aspects of user experience, including web design, library design, information architecture, and assessment techniques.

Join us on Friday, September 11, 2009 for an open house and organizational meeting from 9-11 AM at Mercy College’s Manhattan Campus, 66 West 35th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues.  Click here for directions. Please bring a photo ID. The meeting will be held in Room 737.

PLEASE NOTE: Your name must be on our list to get into the building, so it is important to RSVP if you think you might come.

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