Monday, October 10, 2016

Update- Library Marketing and Communication Conference 2016

A lot has happened in the last year since this open-access research tool debuted on this blog. All four of the UW iSchool graduates responsible for the creation of this toolkit have library jobs and have been pursuing their various career interests. 

In April, Reilly Curran (Research Services Librarian and Lead Librarian for User Outreach at Seattle University) heard about the Library Marketing and Communications Conference and thought our Observational Research Toolkit for Libraries could be helpful to attendees at the conference. Reilly and Heather Newcomer (Research and Instruction Librarian at the Campus Library of University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College) submitted a proposal to share this research at the conference and were accepted.  

On November 16–17, 2016 Reilly and Heather will be at the Library Marketing and Communications Conference and invite anyone attending to join them on Thursday at 11:15am-12:15pm.


 
Hope to see you there! Even if you can't make it to the conference- feel free to explore the toolkit and use this open-access tool to improve your in-library communication with your patrons.

Friday, August 12, 2016

Design Thinking for Libraries

The Gates Foundation has a tool to facilitate Design Thinking for Libraries.

According to the documentation-

This toolkit guides you through Design Thinking so you can start coming up with solutions to everyday challenges within the library. Design thinking, or human-centered design, is all about starting with people — the users that visit your library. At IDEO, we’ve been using similar methods to envision new products, services, spaces, and experiences that bring them to life. We created this toolkit specifically for the library setting, and we’re looking forward to seeing how you might create impact by seeing your work through a fresh perspective: the design thinking lens!