This week was push week and so much got accomplished. I feel like the end is in sight and I think we’re all feeling positive about the direction of the project.
On Monday, Laurie and I sat down to finalize the organizational scheme for the books. We decided on the following scheme, with the main title [...]
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Wrapping this pup up!
Posted in goals, labeling, objectives, users, tagged categorization, materials collection, materials library, organization, photos, poster, print library on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tying things up
Posted in goals, labeling, objectives, tagged capstone, cataloging, materials library, poster session, print collection, print library on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The last couple of weeks have been a bit up in the air for the project, due to a number of unforeseeable things that came up on both ends. Not really anything to get concerned about, since the project is expected to kick into overdrive this coming week.
I’m spending Monday, Tuesday, and all of Wednesday [...]
Running to the end
Posted in labeling, objectives, users, tagged arranging, labeling, library, materials collection, organization, print collection on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This week, we made substantial progress. The physical materials collection is almost done. We’re talking done as in, everything is cataloged digitally, everything is organized physically, and everything is labeled accordingly.
Monday I met with one of my site supervisors to discuss the input that key stakeholders had in my original organizing suggestions. We then opened [...]
Quick update
Posted in labeling, objectives, tagged materials collection, organizing, organizing ideas on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This week hasn’t been particularly active in the capstone department beyond thinking about how to organize the materials collection. One idea I am kicking around is simply organizing the materials by type into clear tubs and labeling each tub. The tubs would be lined on the shelves for each browsability by type, but the tubs [...]
From across the USA
Posted in labeling, objectives, research, tagged digital catalog, insights, labeling, materials collection, organizing ideas, print collection on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve managed to make friends on both sides of the country through this project, and I’m learning more and more that attempting to catalog and develop an organizational scheme and method is a never-ending project, even in a facility that has part or full time librarians.
A couple of weeks ago, I did some creative research [...]
User survey results
Posted in labeling, users, tagged design, digital catalog, labeling, materials collection, organizing ideas, print collection, results, technology, user survey, visual cues, wayfinding, wiki on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Twelve people participated in the survey which offered a lot of insight into current library use — or more accurately, how users wish the library would be useful for the firm. Below are the compiled results and any additional commentary or points worth pursuing.
For what do you currently use the print library?
- Inspiration, including typography, [...]
Week 2 progress
Posted in labeling, research, users, tagged cataloging, digital catalog, insights, labeling, materials collection, organization, print collection, user survey on September 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This week, I got more accomplished than planned and I feel that this project is going to turn out very well and benefit the firm greatly.
At the very beginning of the week, I composed a user-survey that Gwen and Laurie (my site supervisors) distributed to members of the firm. Although required to answer my questions, [...]
