http://userslib.com Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:31:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last fall I created some graphics for a slide show for our annual library reception event to demonstrate some of what we do via stats and graphics. This was such a fun side project and I couldn't have done it without the data gathering help of Helen Look and others. Full ... http://userslib.com/2012/03/25/mlibrary-by-the-numbers/ Are you interested in libraries and UX (design, user research, etc.)? Then you might be interested in our new listserv: Library User Experience. Join us! http://userslib.com/2012/01/14/new-library-ux-listserv/ We're looking for an innovative, and talented user experience professional to join our User Experience (UX) Department. The ideal candidate will be someone with a passion for better understanding users, the ability to use creative problem solving skills to design engaging interfaces, and an investment in improving the library web ... http://userslib.com/2011/10/11/now-hiring-mlibrary-user-experience-ux-specialist/ A few weeks ago I helped out again with the MLibrary Undergraduate library's annual “Party for Your Mind” event to welcome the students back and introduce new students to the library. Like last year, I did a photo booth where I asked the students to complete the sentence "My ideal library ... http://userslib.com/2011/09/25/ux-photo-booth-2011-my-ideal-library/ Wanna work on UX and mobile development for MLibrary and HathiTrust? The University of Michigan Library is seeking a talented front-end developer to join our User Experience (UX) Department. The UX Department focuses on interface design, mobile design and development, usability testing, user research, web use statistics, and accessibility. We are ... http://userslib.com/2011/08/15/mlibrary-ux-developer-opening/ This is the second year of the University of Michigan Library's iDesign competition. This year's theme is virtual browsing and the challenge is to design an innovative tool which will enhance MLibrary’s discovery environment. We received some fantastic entries! I especially appreciate the projects that employed UX research methods to inform ... http://userslib.com/2011/04/12/idesign-student-competition-2011/ We've been very hard at work over in the User Experience Department! We started working on a year long mobile initiative in September and have officially wrapped our first phase of work. The result is a site that provides access to key library content and services in a mobile-friendly format. The ... http://userslib.com/2011/02/22/mlibrary-mobile/ I've been joking at work about writing a series of "case studies in why things are hard" for some time now and I'm finally inspired to do so. We often get interface requests that seem perfectly reasonable and simple but once we start to work out the details, it becomes clear ... http://userslib.com/2010/12/09/labels-are-hard/ A couple of weeks ago, our Undergrad library hosted their annual "Party for Your Mind" event to welcome the students back and introduce new students to the library. They have scavenger hunts, video games, craft tables, palm readings, and of course free pizza. I wanted to do something fun for ... http://userslib.com/2010/09/16/ux-photo-booth/ Over a year ago Aaron over at Walking Paper blogged about the need for good print design in the library. Well, this inspired my to highlight some of the great design we have at the University of Michigan Library...and a year and a half later, I finally got around to ... http://userslib.com/2010/05/31/mlibrary-print-design/