Browsing Academic Library Services by Author "Rhodes, Tamara"
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Connect with your Users: Usability Testing and How User Experience May Actually Work for You
Webb, Kathryn Kavanagh; Rhodes, Tamara (2016-08-15)For a library, User Experience (UX) refers to studying the emotions and attitudes of its users regarding the library building, website, or services. This can be executed through usability testing, which allows you to truly ... -
“Do you want to build a snowman?”: Methods for Library Outreach and Collaboration
Rhodes, Tamara; Livas, Melinda; McCallister, Kelly (2014-07-25)This session will review the following Online Librarian practices: embedded librarianship, online monthly workshops on demand, and collaborative service-learning courses. Three librarians from various North Carolina libraries ... -
A Living, Breathing Revolution: How Libraries Can Use “Living Archives” to Support, Engage, and Document Social Movements
Rhodes, Tamara (2013-08-12)Where does and should the future of libraries lie? What were once concrete, brick, and glass structures have since become a third place where community, art, and culture reside. What is next? The #searchunderoccupy ... -
Making a List and Checking it Twice: Creating a Sustainable Future in User Experience
Webb, Kathryn Kavanagh; Rhodes, Tamara (2015-03-27)A ten-person task force assessed staffing responsibilities, guidelines, processes, and data gathering procedures for user experience (UX) for a library system. Multiple models for carrying out UX in a library were tested ... -
Our Experience with User Experience: Exploring Staffing Configurations to Conduct UX in an Academic Library
Webb, Kathryn Kavanagh; Rhodes, Tamara; Cook, Eleanor I.; Andresen, Christine; Russell, Roger (2015-10-13)A research project was undertaken by a university library system to develop a sustainable user experience strategy. A task force was convened to conduct a pilot project with members from both libraries in the system to ...