Lecture Notes-Week 3/Other Research

I mostly took notes for the first one, but apparently we can just look on stream for those. The second lecture was more on inspiring us to just try things if you have an idea.

Scan didn't come out that clear so here's the summary:

-Pretty much "Fake it till you make it".
-As designers we can influence how people think and behave from what we make.
-Also, think about the Journey of the user (user experience), how they get from part A->B
-Don't focus everything on the visual but also the context (so focus on both)


So in class we decided on different areas to focus some study on, Here's my research on Digital space specific to WCL.

Library Research

Digital Space

Website

-The website is pretty simple and the things that matter are on the front page.

-The Website has a lot of content though when going through each link.

-Below is a site map of the website that I drew:

Online Database

-Mygateway.info:

-Has a long blurb on each book.

-Search through specific topics.

-There is a lot to read through but it gives a blurb sized amount

-There’s a good selection of different areas that they can search

Elibrary

They have 2 alternatives to search/borrow digital content such as ebooks and audio books:

The library has a camparision chart on Overdrive and Borrowbox.

http://www.wcl.govt.nz/downloads/bolinda-overdrive-comparison.html

Overdrive:

-Search or listen to audio books.

-Has borrow or preview options

BorrowBox.com

-Preview option and reserve options available.

-Says if book is on loan/When available

Other Online Content:

-ZINIO Magazines:

Read magazines online or has the option to read offline with the Zinio App.

PRESSDISPLAY(Require library card login before able to view page):

Read local or international newspapers

Social Media

-Twitter:

https://twitter.com/intent/follow?source=followbutton&variant=1.0&screen_name=wcl_library

Around 23.7k tweets, 3.226 followers

-Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/wellingtoncitylibraries

Around 2,244 likes, 2,273 visits

Other ones are

Youtube

69 subscribers

Last Update 3 months ago

https://www.youtube.com/user/wclchannel?sub_confirmation=1

Flickr

52 followers

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wellington-city-libraries

Tumblr

http://wellingtoncitylibraries.tumblr.com/

They have social media but they don’t really have a large fan base.

Increasing the popularity on their social media could help to encourage more people to go to the library. This is relevant to the age range around our ages.

-Sarah