Search+Process

All databases used in this LibGuide are available through TWU Library.

LISTA with Full Text provides users with indexing found in LISTA including periodicals, plus books, research reports, and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.
 * Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text (LISTA)**

LISTA offers a thesaurus which allowed me to find subject headings for User Experience.

Subject Headings Library Users Libraries Customer Relations Library Users -- Research

Using ((DE "LIBRARY users") AND (DE "LIBRARIES")) AND (DE "CUSTOMER relations") There were 8 results. There was one pertinent result that helped to define what library user experience means. The title of the article is Fish Market 101: Why Not a Reference User Experience? The article citation is included on the introduction page.

When I focused the search to DE "LIBRARY users -- Research" There were 182 results. Then I limited the articles to scholarly (peer reviewed) journals and the date range of 2007-2012. Now there are 129 results. There are two pertinent results that focused on user experience and research. Before I limited the articles there were two results that stood out as best practices that seemed informative and practical for librarians.

Then I wanted to use the term (User Experience) in a title search. Used User Experience in a Title Search with Libraries in the subject search and got 34 results.Then I limited the articles to scholarly (peer reviewed) journals and the date range of 2007-2012. At this point, I now have 12 results. There was one pertinent result.

Full text of the journals published by MCB. Subject areas include business and management, library and information science, engineering, and education and management.
 * Emerald Management Xtra**

Emerald Management does not offer subject headings. For this database I used keywords.

In the advanced search section I limited the results to only come from journals and limited the date to 2007-2012. For the keywords I used All content, ("user experience" in All fields) and (library in All fields) not (case study in All fields). There were 72 results.

There was one pertinent result that focused on user experience.

Websites


 * American Library Association**

Within the site, I did an advanced search using the exact phrase box for the term user experience.

There were 265 results. From the first page there was one pertinent article and the knowledge that there are classes that are offered through Webcast or conferences that librarians can attend and gain more knowledge about user experience.

The first result on the list was for a Webcast that will happen in May 2012 that is focused on user experience plus virtual reference. The goal of the class is to gain a better understanding of user experience methods and philosophies, and how these relate to library public services.

The fourth result on the list was an article entitled Delivering a WOW User Experience: Do Academic Librarians Measure Up? by Steven Bell which was used on my introduction page to further explain what does user experience mean in the world of libraries.


 * Google Scholar**

Within this site I did an advanced search using the exact phase box for the term library user experience. There were 49 results. There were two results that focused on the theme of this LibGuide which is User Experience.

The results are three books that focus on User Experience.