180 Day 7 Notes
Feb 15, 2000
One Minute Papers
Big Point
There may be a lot of emotional “baggage” behind a reference request
Systems should be user-oriented
User-oriented trend rather than system-orientation
People are the most complex and interesting part of any info system
People choose info based on perceived accessibility (note accessibility can be physical and conceptual)
US libraries are much more user –oriented than other libraries—be proud!
How to make people feel comfortable in question asking?
What do UNC libraries do to improve user comfort?
What research is underway to understand user needs?
How can we (can we?) quantify human factors issues?
Are we designing libs/info systems to serve an info elite?
What are the best practices of libs and how can we learn from them?
What are the roles of reference librarians in future?
Want more discussion on making info accessible to variety of users
More on physical dimensions of systems—e.g., lib architecture
Will I have a job—yes! How to make libs/sys easier—study Disney
2. Kwasnik paper (Hawkins discussion leader)
3. Information seeking perspective
Slides on G drive
5. The one-minute paper concept
What was the big point you learned in class today?
What is the main, unanswered question you leave class with today?