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User Experience Wrap-Up
User Experience Webinar Series~ presented by Kristiana Burk
Create a Holistic User Experience That…
Remembers the User Engages the UserIncreases Findability Satisfies Curiosity
User Experience Honeycomb from Peter Morville, Semantic Studios http://semanticstudios.com/publications/semantics/000029.php
Remember the User…
- Busy multi-tasking- I plan my time-wasting- Everything is for a cause- I’m smarter than you think
Increase Findability…
- Use and take taxonomies seriously- Search matters! - Pay attention to labels and keywords
Power of Taxonomies
pulls from your LibGuide title
combination of your LibGuide description and tab labelscrawled
frequently
uses the URL you specify
Engage the User…
Engage the User: Layered Content
Is the organization of your guide(s) a help or obstacle?
we tend to think format first users tend to think topics
Concept of Thematic Units & Pathfinders
- collection of multi-disciplinary resources centered around a curriculum topic- provides content in context with an objective in mind- every page “tells a story”- takes the user on a journey – encouraging discovery and exploration
I like sharks so show me more about…
whalesdolphins
starfish adventure
where sharks live
oceans nature
How Sharks WorkThere are over 400 species of sharks, but what makes a shark a shark - shark anatomy. Learn about shark anatomy and learn how these creatures work. ..
articles
videos images
Better yet, show all the resources on the topic in one place…
Provide context for your users – help them discover and explore
Article: American Colonial Life Video: The Colonies Prepare for WarMaps: Maps of BostonGeography: Massachusetts
Launch Internet Explorer Browser.lnk
Article: Claudius IVideo: Virtual Ancient RomeMaps: Maps of RomeHistory: Ancient Rome & Roman Empire
Article: American Civil War Video: US Civil War: Gettysburg Images: Civil War Image GalleryHistory: Battles and Incidents
Article: How Geisha Work Video: Modern Day Geisha in JapanMaps: Maps of JapanGeography: Geography of Japan
Thematic Examples
Library of Congress
Collect Britain
Thematic Examples
vocabulary
images
maps
literature
video
factoid
links or databases
podcast
Example Grab n’ Go Topic
News
Background Info
Images
Timeline
Quotes
Example Grab n’ Go Topic
Images
Background Info
Web Links
Articles
Videos
images
podcast
maps
quiz/poll
linkscatalog resources
Editorial Calendar Concept
Featured highlight
Other highlighted topics
find a guide Grab the template
http://libguides.uta.edu/europe
http://community.libguides.com
http://hsw.libguides.com
example ‘hot topic’ guides:
Green LivingEngineering
Economy 101 / Financial Crisis
Geography & MapsPhysical Science
Technology & Everyday ScienceHistory
Sciences
make it yours
- Login to Admin Interface- Click on “Create New Guide”- Select “use a guide from another institution as a template”- Enter the URL of the guide you want to use- Enter the new title and description - Click on “Create New Guide”- Click ‘ok’ to alert button (it will email the institution you copied a guide from)
http://libguides.unm.edu/elections
Keep It Engaging…
- Editorial calendars- Scavenger Hunts- User-contributed content ( http://libguides.longwood.edu/writing )
- Cross-reference promotion of guides and topics- Write from a marketing perspective