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“Keeping the User in Mind: User Experience and the Modern Library” takeaways:

Keep it simple, usable, useful, desirable, valuable, findable, credible, & accessible.

We can learn from the Google User Experience Team:

• focus on people,
• every millisecond counts,
• simplicity matters,
• engage beg & attract experts,
• dare to innovate,
• design for the world,
• plan for today & tomorrow’s biz,
• delight eye without distracting mind,
• be worthy of people’s trust, add a human touch.

For the virtual users, aim for simplicity & convenience. In our physical spaces, aim for comfortable & productive environments.

Users are more interested in shared experiences and less interested in material stuff/products (not sure I agree with this one!)

If you’d like to know more, included how to learn more, check here:

Sadeh, T (2008) “User Experience in the Library: a Case Study” New Library World 109 (1/2)
Usability Professionals Association
The Interaction Design Association
The User Experience Network
Bell & Shank (2007): Academic Librarianship by design: a blended librarian’s guide to the tools & techniques
Kunlavsky, M (2003). Observing the User Experience: a Practitioner’s Guide to User Research

Tiah

Heard of P, B,& J?

How About Baking up a P, B,& Cake?
Peanut Butter Cake

• ½ cup peanut butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 6 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup water
• 2 eggs, separated and beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream peanut butter and sugar; add egg yolks, water and vanilla, then flour and baking powder sifted together, lastly the beaten egg whites. Bake in a loaf.

More Comfort Food for a Cold, Foggy Morning in the Valley!

Cheese with Potato Puffs

• 1 cup mashed potatoes
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup grated cheese

1. Beat the potatoes and milk together until thoroughly mixed.

2. Add the egg and the salt and beat thoroughly.

3. Add the cheese.

4. Bake in muffin tins in a slow oven for 10 -15 minutes

Farmers’ Bulletin 487 Cheese and Its Economical Uses in the Diet February 1912