User Experience Team
User Experience Team
We want your library experiences to be valuable ones. We are constantly asking questions and looking for ways to improve the Library’s website, facilities, collections, and services.
- How can we make it easier for you to access books and articles on our website?
- How can we make the Library more comfortable and conducive to your learning and research?
- How can we improve our services to make them more relevant and useful to you?
Sign Up to Participate in a Library Study
You can help us improve the Library or Library website by participating in one of our upcoming Library studies. Our studies are short, fun, and flexible to fit your schedule. We offer small incentives to thank you for your participation.
Interested in helping out? Sign up for an upcoming Library study.
User Experience Reports
Curious about what we’ve been up to? Check out some of our studies below.
| Title | Description |
Year of Study |
|---|---|---|
| Touchstone Tours UX Study | The UX Team asked users to take us on tours of the library to help us improve our spaces | 2018 |
| Collection Signage UX Study | The UX Team wanted to understand how students locate and retrieve physical library items. | 2018 |
| Graduate Student Space UX Study | The UX Team talked to graduate students to find out their perspectives on library space. | 2018 |
| Library Furniture UX Study | The UX Team gathered feedback from students on the library’s new furniture on the lower level and second floor. | 2018 |
| TRELLIS Survey UX Study | The UX Team explored how and why users are using TRELLIS. | 2018 |
| Digital Wallet UX Study | The UX Team explored user awareness and use of digital wallets and digital student card technology on campus. | 2018 |
| Appointment Booking Card Sort With Users UX Study | The UX Team conducted facilitated card sorts with undergraduate and graduate students to help determine the labeling and groupings of our services. | 2018 |
| Appointment Booking Card Sort with Staff UX Study | The UX Team conducted a card sort with library staff to help determine the labelling and grouping of our services for a new appointment booking webpage | 2018 |
| Library Carrel Furniture Assessment UX Study | The UX Team asked students to choose their preferred study carrel from seven different models. | 2017 |
| Group Study Room Bookings UX Study | The UX Team explored how students were experiencing the new online booking system for Group Study Rooms. | 2017 |
| LibGuides & AZ Database List UX Study | The UX Team wanted to understand how students experienced the library’s LibGuides & the A-Z Database List. | 2017 |
| Library Print Collections UX Study | The UX Team explored how library users engage with our print collection to help the Collections & Content Team make decisions about the re-location of the collection after renovations. | 2017 |
| Library Learning Objects UX Study | The UX Team set out to discover students’ perceptions of digital learning objects and how they integrate them into their studies | 2017 |
| Guelph Public Library Website UX Study | The UX Team explored user perception of the newly redesigned Guelph Public Library (GPL) website. | 2017 |
| Library Fines and Borrowing Policies UX Study | The UX Team investigated users’ perceptions and behaviours associated with library borrowing and fine policies. | 2017 |
| Collaborative Technology Use UX Study | The UX Team explored how faculty and staff use collaborative technology in their work | 2017 |
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