Monthly Archives: March 2012

What Do Libraries Call Users, and What Do Library Users Think of Themselves in relation to Libraries?

  Do library users think of themselves as library “patrons?” In American Libraries Magazine, Anthony Molaro wrote a piece titled “Just Who Do We Serve?”  There, Molaro mentioned an interesting fact that caught my eyes. Did you know that library … Continue reading

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Making Library e-Books on the e-Book Reader Visible

***  This post has been originally posted to the ACRL TechConnect blog. *** Browsing Experience in the Virtual vs. the Physical Space However entangled our lives are in virtual spaces, it is in the physical space that we exist. For this … Continue reading

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Usability in Action (2) – The Role of a Homepage

What to place and where to place the many elements of a website’s homepage is often the result of a delicate negotiation and compromise between what users want and what the site owner wants.  While the most ideal case is … Continue reading

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