scholarly journals UX Fundamentals for Non-UX Professionals: User Experience Principles for Managers, Writers, Designers, and Developers: Edward Stull [Book Review]

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-204
Author(s):  
Delainey A. Alexander
Keyword(s):  
User Experience

scholarly journals Book Review: Assessing Library Space for Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Tod Colegrove
Keyword(s):  
User Experience ◽  
Educational Development ◽  
Deep Insight ◽  
Rich Mixture ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Library As Place ◽  
Substantial Change ◽  
Insight Into

In Assessing Library Space for Learning, Susan E. Montgomery has assembled a collection of articles from a broad range of practitioners, including educational development, psychology, architecture, user experience, and librarianship generally. The rich mixture of backgrounds delivers more than the promise of its title, offering the reader deep insight into the practical aspects of academic libraries. A welcome contribution in the field, addressing what is largely a dearth in the library literature regarding library space assessment generally—much less, its use for learning. What is available is generally not reflective of the substantial change that has been underway for decades: the “big shift” from a formerly “singular focus on books to a much more dynamic and ever-fluid emphasis on user experience” (53). This book brings together a working understanding of the role of library as place, with practical assessment along multiple learning axes.

scholarly journals Book Review: Academic E-Books: Publishers, Librarians, and Users

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 279
Author(s):  
Anna Pinks
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Publishing Industry ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Library Service ◽  
Online Journal ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Service Models ◽  
Print Books

In their introduction to Academic E-Books: Publishers, Librarians and Users, editors Ward, Freeman and Nixon list the potential promises of e-books to libraries: they cannot be lost or damaged, they do not require staffing to check-in and out and shelf, they take up no space, they can be purchased on demand, they can be checked out by multiple users, and they are often searchable. These promises are particularly enticing when so much scholarship is done through online journal databases and when library service models are shifting from a focus on physical collections to an emphasis on creating spaces for collaborative scholarship. However, e-books also present challenges that the editors summarize in two statements: “1) lack of sufficient content and 2) users’ stated preference for print books in many cases” (2). The Academic E-Books contributors flesh out these issues through specific examples from the publishing industry, libraries, user experience and case studies. They also demonstrate how libraries are combatting challenges to successfully integrate, and in some cases replace print with, e-book collections.

Book Review

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
A. M. Heagerty
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