Users want a rich pool from which to search, simplicity, and satisfaction. One does not have to take a 50-minute instruction session to order from Amazon. Why should libraries continue to be so difficult for our users to master?

— from page 8 of the The University of California Libraries Bibliographic Services Task Force Final Report. I find a new gem every time I look at it.

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Posted March 7, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Libraries & Networked Information. Tags: design philosophy, future libraries, information behavior, information design, libraries, library, library 2.0, search, searching, simplicity, user centered design.

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