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A Tool That Helps Provide Easy and Fast Access to Archived Web Content and Data

A Tool That Helps Provide Easy and Fast Access to Archived Web Content and Data

A Tool That Helps Provide Easy and Fast Access to Archived Web Content and Data

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Posted on: February 14, 2025, 10:11 am Category: Uncategorized

Making Discovery Easy: Designing a Better Library Search Experience

Making Discovery Easy: Designing a Better Library Search Experience

“Introduction

Navigating Library Search, our library’s discovery layer, can be daunting for novice users, especially for new undergraduate students, as it requires a different academic research skill set than they have used in their previous educational experience. Regardless, it is important for students to learn how to effectively leverage these tools for their research because they provide access to vetted, high-quality, and often proprietary materials, along with expert librarian assistance, making these tools valuable resources for reliable and efficient academic research. The challenge for libraries is to design search tools that are both user-friendly for beginners while still being sophisticated enough to meet the advanced needs of experienced researchers.

As a UX research and design student at the School of Information, I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to conduct user research on Library Search, the University of Michigan Library’s discovery layer, last summer. My goal was to uncover how novice users approach Library Search features and functions, and to identify design opportunities to improve student  experiences. I was specifically interested in: How much  information should be displayed in the ‘Everything’ results? What types of information should be included for each item in the ‘Everything’ results? How should the information be presented for each item in the ‘Everything’ results? (e.g., format, layout, visual cues)

After conducting interviews with librarians in the Learning and Teaching division, student employees who provide “Ask a Librarian” services, and undergraduate students, I compiled a list of five key findings and five key design recommendations, some of which were recently implemented in Library Search. “

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Posted on: February 14, 2025, 10:07 am Category: Uncategorized

Report: How Are Researchers Using AI? Survey Reveals Pros and Cons For Science

Report: How Are Researchers Using AI? Survey Reveals Pros and Cons For Science

Report: How Are Researchers Using AI? Survey Reveals Pros and Cons For Science

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Posted on: February 14, 2025, 6:41 am Category: Uncategorized

Fear of Change And The Blind Spots Of Your Leadership

Fear of Change And The Blind Spots Of Your Leadership

Human error causes 94% of traffic accidents—and it’s not just on the road. In life and leadership, our blind spots slow growth and lead to mistakes. It’s time to address your fear of change.

https://www.thebestleadershipnewsletter.com/p/fear-of-change-and-leadership

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Posted on: February 14, 2025, 6:27 am Category: Uncategorized

The Benefits of Using Ethnographic Research for User Experience Design

The Benefits of Using Ethnographic Research for User Experience Design

https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/the-benefits-of-using-ethnographic-research-for-user-experience-design

 

 

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Posted on: February 14, 2025, 6:25 am Category: Uncategorized

Meta-funded program teaches tweens about online exploitation: Parents and educators can use the curriculum for free.

Meta-funded program teaches tweens about online exploitation

Parents and educators can use the curriculum for free.
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Posted on: February 14, 2025, 6:25 am Category: Uncategorized

Elon Musk built his wealth from taxpayer-funded research — now he’s trying to destroy future science

Elon Musk built his wealth from taxpayer-funded research — now he’s trying to destroy future science

The billionaire should be writing a thank you note to Al Gore, not wrecking burgeoning developments

https://www.salon.com/2025/02/11/elon-musk-built-his-wealth-from-taxpayer-funded-research–now-hes-trying-to-destroy-future-science/

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Posted on: February 14, 2025, 6:11 am Category: Uncategorized