Harvard library IT has one Usability and Interface Librarian reporting to the
systems development group. Over the years this position has been invaluable in
assessing usability of applications, in analyzing user workflows and
accessibility, and in designing effective U/I's for both public facing
ent.
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> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of
> Notess, Mark
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r 30, 2013 2:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Usability Person?
We are spinning up a UX team at IU Bloomington Libraries-below is the current
opening for the initial hire. More are anticipated. As library collections and
services move increasingly online, we need to i
Thanks, everyone for your examples and suggestions. Super helpful.
Andrew
On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 12:42 AM, Ranti Junus wrote:
> Our library has a User Experience group. This is not a unit, but consists
> of 4 people whose part of work is related to user experience. This group's
> main focus
Our library has a User Experience group. This is not a unit, but consists
of 4 people whose part of work is related to user experience. This group's
main focus primarily on the online experience: website, catalog,
e-resources, and accessibility. We did quite a number of usability tests,
shared the
I've worked at numerous places in the past few years:
1. Dedicated Designer + UX person (non-librarian, large academic library).
The web team consisted of 4-5 people, one of which was solely dedicated to
design (including graphics design), user interface, and user experience. It
made a really big
We are spinning up a UX team at IU Bloomington Libraries—below is the current
opening for the initial hire. More are anticipated. As library collections and
services move increasingly online, we need to invest in the kind of staffing
needed to create successful online experiences.
We did former
h, and pay them well :) :) :).
// Michael!
I write about the web and front-end librarianship at www.ns4lib.com
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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Ken
Varnum
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 12:00 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
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te about the web and front-end librarianship at www.ns4lib.com
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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Ken
Varnum
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 12:00 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Usability Person?
We are excep
Here at Cornell, we have a usability group of about 15 people that includes
librarians, developers, designers, and other staff. We serve as a centralized
resource for usability testing for new or returning websites and other
development projects. A few of the members have 10% of their time forma
We are exceptionally fortunate to have a 3-person User Experience
department to support the developers who work on the website, the catalog,
the digital library, and the repository.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/library-information-technology/user-experience-department
--
Ken Varnum | Web Systems Mana
We have been lucky to have a full time interaction designer within our library
IT group for about 6 years. It makes a world of difference in the quality of
our products; it also helps with letting the engineers focus on engineering,
and the librarians focus on being librarians (rather than tryin
I think this depends a bit on the size of your institution. Where I am at
we have barely enough funding to have a small number of librarians. I
think you are right in so far is places should have a dedicated usability
person, but this is not always possible.
On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 11:24 AM, An
On Oct 30, 2013, at 11:24 AM, Andrew Darby wrote:
> Hello, all. This is perhaps a bit off-topic, but I was wondering how many
> of you have a dedicated usability person as part of your development team…
I do not think we have a usability person, per se. The position is sort of
vacant. You can
Hello, all. This is perhaps a bit off-topic, but I was wondering how many
of you have a dedicated usability person as part of your development team.
Right now, we have a sort of ad hoc Usability Team, and I'd like to make a
pitch for hiring someone who will have the time and inclination to manage
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