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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>SWON serves libraries in Ohio and Kentucky!<br><br>Please excuse any cross-postings. If this email does not display properly, please try: <a href="http://swonlibraries.org/news/270516/Libraries-and-the-User-Experience-and-ALAO2016.htm">swonlibraries.org/news/270516/Libraries-and-the-User-Experience-and-ALAO2016.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#E4E4E4'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:5.0in'><tr><td width=600 style='width:5.0in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:5.0in'><tr><td width=100 style='width:60.0pt;background:#E4E4E4;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><img border=0 width=5 height=1 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://swonlibraries.org/resource/resmgr/email/dot_clear.gif" alt="http://swonlibraries.org/resource/resmgr/email/dot_clear.gif"><img border=0 width=65 height=55 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://swonlibraries.org/resource/resmgr/email/SWON-BWsm.png" alt="SWON Libraries"><br><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://swonlibraries.org/resource/resmgr/email/dot_clear.gif" alt="http://swonlibraries.org/resource/resmgr/email/dot_clear.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=500 valign=top style='width:300.0pt;background:#E4E4E4;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#666666'><br>SWON Libraries // Weekly <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><img border=0 width=750 height=250 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://swonlibraries.org/resource/resmgr/news/lowdown/2016-01/alao.png" alt="http://swonlibraries.org/resource/resmgr/news/lowdown/2016-01/alao.png"><img border=0 width=1 height=15 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://swonlibraries.org/resource/resmgr/email/dot_clear.gif" alt="http://swonlibraries.org/resource/resmgr/email/dot_clear.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Libraries and the User Experience</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>User Experience or "UX" may be a term your IT team is more familiar with than your frontline staff, but <a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eindeed%2Ecom%2Fjobs%3Fq%3DUser%2BExperience%2BLibrarian%26l%3D">a quick scan of any library employment listings</a> shows that the concept of User Experience in the physical library is becoming just as much of a concern as UX in the digital one. After all, if the goal of UX is to make navigation intuitive and information usable, don’t we want that for our physical collections, too?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>This year’s Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) conference will be all about UX and feature expert <a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ewalkingpaper%2Eorg%2Fabout%2Fbio">Aaron Schmidt</a> of <a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fweareinflux%2Ecom%2F">Influx</a> as the keynote speaker. But UX isn’t just important for Academic Libraries – we could all stand to learn more about UX and how it impacts our library services! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>There are many great UX resources out there to get you started. <a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Flj%2Elibraryjournal%2Ecom%2Fcategory%2Fopinion%2Faaron%2Dschmidt%2F">Aaron blogs regularly for the Library Journal</a> and Influx has a <a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Flj%2Elibraryjournal%2Ecom%2Fcategory%2Fopinion%2Faaron%2Dschmidt%2F">newsletter you can subscribe to</a>. <a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fweaveux%2Eorg%2F">Weave</a> and <a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fdbl%2Elishost%2Eorg%2Fblog%2Fcategories%2Fuser%2Dexperiences%2F%23%2EVp%5FRjll%2D5zI">Designing Better Libraries</a> are both great resources. Frankly, a quick Google search for “User Experience and Library” will give you a wealth of information to explore.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>But, really, is this anything new? Is UX just another name for customer service? Maybe in some ways, but UX also forces a focus on the way our physical design affects the usability of our libraries and asks us to think about what works for the customer, not just what works for us. It challenges us to make radical decisions, change fast, and evaluate whether “We’ve always done it this way,” is a good reason to keep doing things the same way.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Here are some awesome UX ideas I’ve seen recently that give you an idea of what I mean:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>In a <a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Flj%2Elibraryjournal%2Ecom%2F2015%2F03%2Fopinion%2Faaron%2Dschmidt%2Flibrary%2Dux%2Din%2Dpractice%2Dthe%2Duser%2Dexperience%2F%23%5F">blog post</a>, Aaron mentions a library that felt like their directional signs were not proving useful. The solution? Get rid of all the signs (temporarily!) and see what patrons are actually asking for. This gives you a chance to put the signs patrons need where they need them – and with wording they use and understand. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>A contest for <a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fquod%2Elib%2Eumich%2Eedu%2Fw%2Fweave%2F12535642%2E0001%2E304%3Fview%3Dtext%3Brgn%3Dmain">Great Library UX Ideas Under $100</a> elicited a similar idea, as well as the idea to have library users design the library’s ideal website. While Website UX designers certainly know their stuff, they need real input from real users to be effective, which is what made the Guerilla Sketch-a-Thon – in which the Robert E. Kennedy Library at California Polytechnic distributed sketch papers asking users to sketch their ideal library website – so brilliant!<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Another great idea is reserving responsive space in the library that is always changing according to patron needs, such as Oak Park Library’s “<a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Foppl%2Eorg%2Fevents%2Fidea%2Dbox">Idea Box</a>,” or Chattanooga Public Library’s “<a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fchattlibrary%2Eorg%2F4th%2Dfloor">4<sup>th</sup> Floor</a>.”<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>However, UX can mean something radically different for you and for your patrons. The idea is to listen – and respond! – to what your community needs. Learn more about UX at ALAO 2016, on Oct 28<sup>th</sup> in Wilmington, OH. Save the Date!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> ~ Cassondra Vick, Technology Educator, SWON Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><img border=0 width=710 height=1 id="Horizontal_x0020_Line_x0020_6" src="cid:image001.png@01D1545A.22AABE20"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#171716'>42nd Annual Academic Library Association of Ohio Conference </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span class=size><b><i><span style='color:#00655B'> </span></i></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span class=size><b><i><span style='color:#00655B'>User Experience: Exceeding Expectations by Design</span></i></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span class=size><span style='color:#171716'>Conference: October 28, 2016 </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span class=size><b><span style='color:#000099'>Keynote by Aaron Schmidt from Influx </span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span class=size><span style='color:#171716'>Preconference: October 27, 2016 </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span class=size><b><span style='color:#000099'>Workshop with Aaron Schmidt from Influx </span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span class=size><span style='color:#171716'>Roberts Centre </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span class=size><span style='color:#171716'>123 Gano Road </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span class=size><span style='color:#171716'>Wilmington, Ohio </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span class=size><span style='color:#171716'>#ALAO2016</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span class=size><span style='color:#171716'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span class=size><span style='color:#171716'><a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ealaoweb%2Eorg%2F"><span style='font-size:15.0pt'>alaoweb.org</span></a> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:19.5pt;color:#F5120D'>Save the date!</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Supervisor Tool Kit: Feb 10th, 2016 -- Register today!<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Whether you've been a supervisor for years or you're new to the position, Melanie's Supervisor Tool Kit is designed for you. This day-long program will give you the opportunity to learn about the five key supervisory skills and put them into practice during a game simulation. You'll be able to create a 90-day plan of action, and receive a binder full of information and tools for self-evaluation that is yours to keep!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong>We need a minimum number of registrations</strong> to hold the program and it's more fun if there are a variety of people from different library systems. The games and interactive activities just won't work with fewer than 15 people, so register today!<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#222222;background:white'>Supervisor's Tool Kit will be held at Hebrew Union College on February 10th from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm. There is free parking at HUC. The cost is only $50 for employees of <a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fswonlibraries%2Eorg%2F%3Fpage%3Dsupporting%5Fmembers">Supporting Member</a> institutions (click "Register Now" to see your price if you are not a member) and includes all materials and lunch.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fswonlibraries%2Eorg%2Fevents%2FEventDetails%2Easpx%3Fid%3D755598"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F353E;border:solid #2F75A1 1.5pt;padding:0in;background:#FAFAFB'> Register Now </span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Coming up on <a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fswonlibraries%2Eorg%2Fevents%2Fevent%5Flist%2Easp">the calendar</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p><em>Please register for online classes at least two days before they take place.</em><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fswonlibraries%2Eorg%2Fevents%2FEventDetails%2Easpx%3Fid%3D748313%26group%3D">"30 Minute eClassroom": Student Research Center </a></span></strong><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>January 25, 2016 - Online<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fswonlibraries%2Eorg%2Fevents%2FEventDetails%2Easpx%3Fid%3D693256">CLEAR Literature Review (Special Interest Group) - North Miami Valley </a></span></strong><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>January 26, 2016 - Bradford Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fswonlibraries%2Eorg%2Fevents%2FEventDetails%2Easpx%3Fid%3D593509">MS Excel Basics</a></span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br>January 26, 2016 - Boone County Public Library - Main Branch<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fswonlibraries%2Eorg%2Fevents%2FEventDetails%2Easpx%3Fid%3D702622%26group%3D">Practical Considerations for Successfully Obtaining Library Grants</a></span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br>January 26, 2016 - Online<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fswonlibraries%2Eorg%2Fevents%2FEventDetails%2Easpx%3Fid%3D761033">Community Engagement: Serving Diverse Communities Where They Are</a></span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br>January 28, 2016 - Online<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fswonlibraries%2Eorg%2Fevents%2FEventDetails%2Easpx%3Fid%3D748313">"30 Minute eClassroom": Student Research Center</a></span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br>February 1, 2016 - Online<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=info@swonlibraries.org&job=2240399&ymlink=4509434&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fswonlibraries%2Eorg%2Fevents%2FEventDetails%2Easpx%3Fid%3D753986%26group%3D">Teen Reading Challenge 2016</a></span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br>February 1, 2016 - 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