If you have ever been baffled by the ways in which your users interact with the resource sharing processes and tools that you have worked so hard to create, it may be time to think about usability testing. But don't pani ...

Research to address the question of whether OSU Libraries (OSUL) should have a circulating video game collection? Rationale for a video game collection included: A circulating video game collection could support lea ...

Focus group methodology was used to investigate graduate students' cross-campus technology, space and service needs. Although the library provides valued services and spaces, graduate students need enhanced and more equi ...

Oregon State University Libraries took advantage of ILL requests submitted through ILLiad to pilot a "just-in-time" (purchase on demand) program for loans. Robust assessment of the pilot program allowed for a data-driven ...

To help ensure that every library instructor engaged in teaching has the context they need to develop their skills, and to ensure that they can do so in a supportive, collaborative environment, the OSUL Teaching and Enga ...

Discover how librarians at Oregon State University Libraries adopted (or did not adopt) personal eReaders over the course of one year. Learn what technology and content hurdles they encountered, how they describe their n ...

Go beyond the standard patron survey and implement qualitative research methods, like user-centered focus groups, to generate rich and nuanced patron data. But don't stop there. Discover strategies to quickly move projec ...