community connect
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Community Connect. Jeremy White Anna Saraceno. The Big Idea. PROBLEM: Usability Community interaction. The Big Idea. PROBLEM: Usability Community interaction CORE: Facilitating community interaction by connecting people in a common space. OBSERVATIONS. Librarian as concierge. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Jeremy WhiteAnna Saraceno
COMMUNITY CONNECT
PROBLEM: UsabilityCommunity interaction
THE BIG IDEA
PROBLEM: UsabilityCommunity interaction
CORE:Facilitating community interaction by connecting people in a common space.
THE BIG IDEA
Librarian as concierge
OBSERVATIONS
Librarian as conciergeDiversity among space users
OBSERVATIONS
Librarian as conciergeDiversity among space usersCommunity events unknown
OBSERVATIONS
Public libraries + community networks = valuable connections
(Durrance & Pettigrew, 2002)
RESEARCH
Online information-seeking can promote social interaction
(Durrance & Pettigrew, 2002)
RESEARCH
Benefits to use of public spaces for community interaction
RESEARCH
Make users aware of community events.
INSIGHTS
Make users aware of community events.Give librarians a “host” or “concierge”
role.
INSIGHTS
LOOKING AHEAD
Video chat with librarian
STRATEGIES
Questions & comments, please!
THANK YOU
IMAGES Librarian icon:
http://www.iconshock.com/img_jpg/FUTUREXP/jobs_icons/jpg/128/librarian_icon.jpg Community icon: http://fi levector.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Community-Icons2.gif FB icon: http://aux3.iconpedia.net/uploads/677166248.png Twitter icon: http://www.iconarchive.com/icons/fasticon/web-2/256/Twitter-icon.png Circle X icon:
http://icons-search.com/img/icons-land/IconsLandVistaElementsIconsDemo.zip/IconsLandVistaElementsIconsDemo-PNG-256x256-ErrorCircle.png-256x256.png
FB events icon: http://youthleaderstash.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fb-event-icon.jpeg
Librarian chat icon: Adobe Fireworks
RESEARCH Lan Anh Tran, (2002) "Online Community Information: Creating a Nexus at Your
Library", Online Information Review, Vol. 26 Iss: 5, pp.353 – 354 Simpson, Elaine “Hotel Booking, from Start to Finish”, UXBooth,
<http://www.uxbooth.com/blog/hotel-booking-from-start-to-fi nish/>. Accessed Sept. 14, 2011.
Walter, Aarron “Online Travel Booking Sucks. Hipmunk to the Rescue”, <http://aarronwalter.com/2011/05/30/online-travel-booking-sucks-hipmunk-to-the-rescue/>. Accessed Sept. 14, 2011.
RESOURCES
Time is linear, not separate data points.
(Walter, 2011)
RESEARCH
CONCEPTS
Revised Calendar Selection
CONCEPTS
Maps Instead of Lists
CONCEPTS
Drag & Drop Equipment Resources
CONCEPTS
Automatically Tagged Keywords
CONCEPTS
Send Event Invitations to Similar Groups
“Expert” identities
STRATEGIES
Community food delivery
STRATEGIES