informing innovation at lauc-b 2009: part 1

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Part 1 of a 2-part presentation at the LAUC-B 2009 conference in Berkeley, California, on October 23, 2009. I discussed findings from a research report I published in April of 2009: tinyurl.com/ii-booth, and its implications for local user research in the academic library setting.

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LAUC-B

2009I N F O R M I N G I N N O V A T I O N

Tracking Student Interest in Library Technologies

Char Booth

UC Berkeley

LAUC-B

2009I N F O R M I N G I N N O V A T I O N

Tracking Student Interest in Library Technologies

Char Booth

UC Berkeley

the perception.

them us

the context: them

the context: them

the context: us

the context: us

the context: them + us

them us

LIBRARY 2.0

the panacea.

the questions.

* has l ib rary 2.0 and us/them th ink ing created a one-

size-fit s al l approach to technology deve lopment?

what mot ivates users to integ ra te lib ra ries in to

the ir personal learning env ironments?*

the research.

the context.

20,000+ students

large cen tr al fac i l it y

beta- to le rant cu l ture

24/7 in fo commons

Oh ioLINK part icipan t

super whi te /cornfed

ohio

university

libraries

wikis

video kiosks

Skype reference

Meebo reference

blogs

social site profiles

browser toolbars

podcasts

the strategy.

emerging services

wikis

Meebo reference

blogs

social site profiles

browser toolbars

podcasts

the (staff) problem.

= normal

= benign

= risqué

= scary

skype reference

video kiosks

text reference

video blogs

Second Life

staffexperience

“wikis”

video kiosks?

skype reference

Meebo reference

blogs

social site profiles

browser toolbars

…podcasts

text reference

video blogs

Second… Life

the (user) problem.

“wikis”

video kiosks?

skype reference

Meebo reference

blogs

social site profiles

browser toolbars

…podcasts

the (user) problem.

text reference

video blogs

Second… Life

technolust

the solution.

* invest igate actual technology and library

use pa tterns and cu ltures.

the solution.

understand users

challenge assumptions

prioritize goals

evaluate needs

* invest igate actual technology and library

use pa tterns and cu ltures.

environmental scan

technology

adoption

ownershipskills

use

library

perceptions

receptivityskills

use

* invest igate actual technology and library

use pa tterns and cu ltures.

the solution.

environmental scan

the solution.

them usredefin ing

breakout session.

* generat ional assumpti ons

li brary pred isposit ion

implications for assessment & services

the point.

* understanding local patron cul tures is essent ia l

to crea t ing used and usefu l (technology) serv ices.

envi ronmenta l scanning is a scalab le means

of invest igat ing needs and percept ions.*

contact and resources.

* cha r booth

e-learn ing li brar ian | uc berke ley

cbooth@li brary .berke ley .edu

report : ti nyur l .com/i i-booth | blog: in fomat ional .com

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