confab highered – short, true, and meaningful
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Presentation given at Confab HigherEd Conference, November 2014.TRANSCRIPT
I’m Suzanne Chapman UX Generalist / UX Dept. Manger!!University of Michigan Library 500 employees - 125 librarians - 50 IT staff - 4 UX staff !!!!!!@libraryux
I <3 Librarians
!Librarians are: !
Really smart Thoughtful Diligent Energetic Passionate Exhaustively thorough Compulsively helpful !
Being exhaustively thorough is a wonderful trait for: !researching in-depth bibliographies !creating detailed metadata about an ancient illuminated manuscript !
Being exhaustively thorough isn’t a wonderful trait for: !being concise
Reference Services for Alumni: As part of the University Library's mission to assist researchers with their questions regarding the collections, resources and services of the University of Michigan libraries, U-M alumni are encouraged to contact the various reference service desks for assistance, either in person, via phone, via email, or via instant message. University Library reference staff and subject specialists are happy to help you use our collections and resources. Just Ask a Librarian! If you need assistance with your research, please feel free to browse the library's subject-based guides.
Reference Services for Alumni: As part of the University Library's mission to assist researchers with their questions regarding the collections, resources and services of the University of Michigan libraries, U-M alumni are encouraged to contact the various reference service desks for assistance, either in person, via phone, via email, or via instant message. University Library reference staff and subject specialists are happy to help you use our collections and resources. Just Ask a Librarian! If you need assistance with your research, please feel free to browse the library's subject-based guides.
Can Alumni use Reference Services? -Yes. See Ask a Librarian service page for options.
Traditional Library Thinking: Being exhaustively thorough = helping users
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Traditional Library Thinking: Being exhaustively thorough = helping users
Digital Library: Being concise = helping users get their work done quickly
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CHEAP
FAST GOOD
pick 2
SHORT short &!concise
MEANINGFUL
TRUE
pick 2
TRUE
the whole truth!
(exhaustively thorough) SHORT
MEANINGFUL
pick 2
MEANINGFUL
users understand the meaning
(user-friendly)
TRUE SHORT
pick 2
Meaningful
ShortTrue
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Nailed it!
Shakespeare Selected Plays Published 1914 Book Full Text
Shakespeare in Love Published 1998 CD Full Text
Shakespeare Selected Plays Published 1914 Book Full Text
Shakespeare in Love Published 1998 CD Full Text
Shakespeare Quarterly Published 1950-present Volumes 1-328 Journal Full Text
Shakespeare Selected Plays Published 1914 Book Full Text
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MEANINGFUL
SHORTTRUE
Some content fully available online
MEANINGFUL
SHORTTRUE
Full Text
Available online
This new strategy changed the whole conversation because as much as we want to be exhaustively thorough, we are also compulsively helpful – seeing the tradeoffs helped us shift a little away from “true” in favor of more “meaningful.”
THANKS! Suzanne Chapman
User Experience Manager University of Michigan Library
!@libraryux