2017-10-04 Advisory Group

2:04pm

Discussion of Chapter 1 of Everything is Miscellanous

All

• We can help people figure out what there options are

• For example, if a student has a class assignment and they are told to go to the library, the student doesn't actually know what they need to do

• We could have a button on the website that says "My instructor sent me"

• We could also have a list of current "trending topics" and librarians can build a list of resources or searches

• Context - how does the miscellaneous concept allow context - especially within special collections

  • express this through metadata for the item and for the collection

  • on an individual object, have a box that links you to the folder or the collection

  • Example: https://repository.duke.edu/dc/adaccess/BH0904

• browsing vs. finding - how can make that as accurate as finding known items

  • we can sometimes uses language analysis to guess if someone is browsing

• Favorite Quote: "We have to get away from the idea that there is one way to organize things"

• What is the future of subject headings? - The author has more of a preference for controlled vocabulary and synonyms

  • with LC, they don't update their tags/headings often enough 

 2:29pm

 Update on Website Project - Initial Click Tracking Report and User Survey

Cynthia 

Click Tracking Report

• Not as much clicking on the blog posts, but some clicking on the events and on the banner

• Some clicks on the hours

• Intriguing that people come to the main webpage in order to click on the Health Sciences Website

• How do other libraries provide access to the Special Collections of the library

• There is very little activity on the blog posts and some activity on the Twitter feed/events

• We're tracking several other pages within the website to see what people are clicking on

• Its good to remember that all of these reports will be compiled and looked at on the whole instead of individually

User Survey

• The strategic partners group is creating a survey that will be distributed to several different patron groups either by email, through the website or on paper

• Finalizing the questions right now

2:49

Update on Blacklight

• Blacklight Sprint #4 is underway to refine the ingest processes from Alma into Blacklight.

• Are we still working Penn? 

  • Yes, we are meeting with Penn next week. We aren't "working" with them directly, but we get together periodically and share information

  • Penn is also presenting at ENUG 2017 - Ex Libris Northeast User Group on October 19/20 about their work with Alma and Blacklight. Tim and Emily will also be presenting on their work with the Diamond-Primo link exchanger

2:51

Communication Plan

Because of the scope and nature of these two projects, we will need to think very strategically about communication with all of our stakeholders and patron groups

• Should also include recruiting for user testing

• Over the coming months, we will begin developing a comprehensive communication plan