Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Giving Them What They Want, Not What We Assume They Need: User-Centric Development Of A Mobile Library Website, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

In an effort to build a user-centric mobile site, Georgia State University Library did a user study to identify what the users wanted rather than work from our own assumptions. Take a look at what we learned and see the resulting mobile site.

Business Librarianship And Entrepreneurship Outreach, Karen Macdonald, Hal Kirkwood

Hal P Kirkwood Jr

No abstract provided.

No More Design By Committee: Strategies For Building Lean Mean Web Project Teams, Jennifer A. Keach, Jody C. Fagan

Jody C Fagan

Whether you are implementing a virtual reference service or redesigning the library website, today’s web projects require organizational buy-in and web skill. Even when working well, standing committees don’t always have the skills needed to create a successful website, clear authority, and resources to complete the job. This program and paper presents research study findings about web committees and teams, and proposes an alternate strategy for developing project-focused, skill-driven teams to manage your library’s next web project.

Syllabus - "Information - Power To The People" (Georgia State University, Honors Freshman Seminar), Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating….” Kofi Annan

Guided by this notion and the sociological frameworks of “critical theory” and “social justice,” we addressed specific situations in which access to, control of, and use of information is unequal, impeded, manipulated, and/or abused and thus can result in people’s disempowerment. We also explored efforts aimed at empowering those within these situations.