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Aesthetic Design

Kurt, L. (2012a, May 23). Design 101: Design elements, part 1. Retrieved from http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/?p=1067

Kurt, L. (2012b, July 6). Design 101: Design elements, part 2, typography. Retrieved from http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/?p=1251

Lidwell, W., Holden, K., & Butler, J. (2003). Universal principles of design. Gloucester, MA: Rockport Publishers.

Lupton, E., & Phillips, J. C. (2015). Graphic design: The new basics, (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Princeton Architectural Press.

Williams, R. (2014). The non-designer’s design book, (4th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Peachpit Press.

Assessment

Dando, P. (2014). Say it with data: A concise guide to making your case and getting results. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions.

Duke, L. and Asher, A. (2011). College libraries and student culture: What we now know. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions.

Head, A. and Eisenberg, M. (2010). Assigning inquiry: How handouts for research assignments guide today’s college students. Project Information Literacy Progress Report.

Matthews, J. (2007a). The evaluation and measurement of library services. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.

Matthews, J. (2007b). Library assessment in higher education. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.

Information Design Theory

Calori, C. (2007). Signage and wayfinding design: a complete guide to creating environmental graphic design systems. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley.

Pettersson, R. (2002). Information design: an introduction. Amsterdam. Philadelphia, PA: John Benjamins Pub. Co.

Visocky O’Grady, J., & Visocky O’Grady, K. (2008). The information design handbook. Cincinnati, Ohio: How Books.

User Experience & User Research

Bridinel, C. (2017, January 12). Get the most out of user research. UX Planet. Retrieved January 17, 2017, from https://uxplanet.org/get-the-most-out-of-user-research-9b2af0b7edb3

Covert, A. (n.d.). How to make sense of any mess. Retrieved February 25, 2017, from http://www.howtomakesenseofanymess.com/

Hall, E. (2014). Just enough research. New York, NY: Jeffrey Zeldman.

Krug, S. et al. (2014). Don't make me think, revisited: A common sense approach to web usability. San Francisco: New Riders.

McArthur, J. A., & Graham, V. J. (2015). User-experience design and library spaces: A pathway to innovation? Journal of Library Innovation. Retrieved from http://www.libraryinnovation.org/article/view/316

Nielsen, J., & Norman, D. (2014). The definition of user experience. Nielsen Norman Group. Retrieved from https://www.nngroup.com/articles/definition-user-experience/

Schmidt, A., & Etches, A. (2014). Useful, usable, desirable: Applying user experience design to your library. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.

User experience basics. (2014). Retrieved from https://www.usability.gov/what-and-why/user-experience.html

User research for everyone. (n.d.). Retrieved February 25, 2017, from http://www.userresearchforeveryone.com

Etc.

Dowd, et al. (2010). Bite-sized marketing: Realistic solutions for the overworked librarian. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions.

Head, A. (2013). Learning the ropes: How freshmen conduct course research once they enter college. Project Information Literacy Passage Studies Research Report.