The Experimental Library

Name: The Experimental Library
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781783306985
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A Guide to Taking Risks, Failing Forward, and Creating Change

By Cathryn M. Copper

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The Experimental Library by Cathryn M. Copper explores how libraries can embrace experimentation to thrive amid change. Drawing inspiration from the startup world, it offers a human-centred, design thinking approach to problem solving. The guide details how to undertake experiments at any budget, foster a culture of curiosity, engage users in testing prototypes, and utilise the IDEEA process (Ideate, Design, Experiment, Engage, Assess) to innovate effectively across academic, public, and school libraries.
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This book is ideal for library and information professionals eager to lead change and integrate experimentation into their practice. It will also benefit anyone interested in applying design thinking and user-centred innovation within educational or organisational settings.

Using techniques observed from startups and rapidly evolving technology companies, this book will educate information professionals on using experimentation to make evidence-based decisions to advance initiatives in libraries.

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Libraries that experiment are better positioned to adapt to rapidly changing environments and evolving user needs and behaviours. This guide shows how to draw from new approaches and technologies to harness experimentation as a tool for testing ideas and responding to change. It borrows ideas and inspiration from the startup sector to teach you how to take a human-centred and design-thinking-based perspective on problem solving.

Coverage includes:

Why experimentation is possible on any budget and can be undertaken by anyone in any organisation.
Ways to foster a culture of experimentation which recognises the importance of incorporating curiosity into work and daily life.
Examples of experimentation from academic, public, and school libraries as well as non-library settings.
How to engage users in testing to identify the pros and cons of a prototype.
Guidance on employing IDEEA (Ideate, Design, Experiment, Engage, Assess) as a five-part process for trying out ideas by formulating prototypes.

The Experimental Library is essential reading for library and information professionals who want to pioneer change and experiment in their library.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783306985

Publisher: Facet Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 December 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Facet Publishing

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 184

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About the Author

Cathryn M. Copper works at the intersection of libraries, architecture, and technology. As the Head of the Eberhard Zeidler Library at the University of Toronto, her current research explores technology and experimentation in libraries. She has spoken on the topic of experimentation at several national and international conferences including the Association of College & Research Libraries and SXSW EDU. Her talk on the use of artificial intelligence and augmented reality in libraries at SXSW EDU was featured as one of the "biggest and most pressing ideas."