The UX Factor: User Experience and Libraries

 
May 20, 2013 at the downtown campus of the University at Albany, located one mile from the New York State Capitol building and Empire State Plaza.
 
 For the conference schedule, directions and more check out the Spring 2013 Conference page.

When: Thursday, May 2
5:00 – 7:00 (?) p.m.

RSVP: Let us know you’re coming so we have enough appetizers
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Co-sponsored by:

• Eastern New York Association of College and Research Libraries (ENY/ACRL) chapter
• Pi Lambda Sigma chapter of Beta Phi Mu,  the international library and information studies honor society
• Syracuse University ALA/SLA Student Chapter/LIS Student Assembly
• Upstate New York Chapter of the Special Libraries Association (UNYSLA)

This is great opportunity to meet members of these organizations and students entering the profession.  All are welcome!

Questions? Please contact:  Tasha Cooper (nacoop01@syr.edu); Linda Galloway (Galloway@syr.edu); Loranne Nasir (lnnasir@syr.edu); Suzanne Preate (smpreate@syr.edu).

Highlights include:

• a  letter from ENY/ACRL President Tasha Cooper;
• updates on the Spring Conference and last year’s Open Access Week event and Brown Bag lunches;
• articles on Information Literacy at Skidmore and a Human Library at Morrisville.

Read the newsletter here.

Lightning Rounds

* Presentations are limited to 5 minutes!!   Share a quick overview of your ideas, experience, and programs related to any and all forms of designing effective user experiences: for collections, public services, internal work, IT, cataloging, outreach, metrics, what works, what doesn’t, etc.

Poster Sessions

Poster sessions are an excellent opportunity to share your ideas, research findings, projects, solutions to problems, or best practices.  Posters should relate to the conference theme of user experience design and implementation.  Posters will be on display throughout the day.  Presenters must be available to discuss their topics at least one hour at a time or times yet to be determined.

All proposals should include:

• Presenter’s name (If there is more than one presenter, choose one person to be the contact.)
• Institution
• Contact information including phone number, fax number, email, and mailing address
• Title of presentation
• Technology, electricity and space needs
• Summary description of less than 250 words

Send Lightning Round proposals to:
Scott Warren, sawarr01@syr.edu
315-443-8339
Syracuse University Library
222 Waverly Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13210

Send Poster Session proposals to:
Tarida Anantachai, tanantac@syr.edu
315-443-9780
Syracuse University Library
222 Waverly Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13210

Deadline for proposals is March 11, 2013. Proposals received after this date may be considered if there is still space available for participation. Candidates will be notified of acceptance by April 1, 2013.

We look forward to seeing you in May at the University at Albany!