![]() ![]() ![]() If you’re looking for the application of research techniques to physical spaces or administrative structures, you won’t find it here. You’ll notice that my scenarios are strictly online or interface focused, as that’s the only user experience work I’ve been involved with. ![]() ![]() If you’re looking for something practical, as implied in this article’s title, I’ve also supplied a few scenarios with suggested research techniques. In this article, I summarize key points from Hall’s book that I found useful in the context of user experience in libraries. On the other hand, more intensive research is too time-consuming, and not always necessary when the goal is selecting a label for a drop-down menu.Įrika Hall’s insightful book Just Enough Research (2013) has helped me work through some of these juxtapositions, and could be valuable to fellow librarians. Often the quick and dirty is regarded with skepticism. And while this is useful, what do you do when that’s not enough for stakeholder buy-in? Or vice versa, what if you are expected to conduct a rigorous research study, yet don’t believe rigor necessary to make design decisions? In an earlier issue of Weave, Emily Mitchell and Brandon West (2016) described a number of low-barrier solutions for getting UX insights when making design decisions. ![]()
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