Keywords

Prototypes; prototyping; development; strategic planning; service delivery; decision making; evaluation; assessment

Abstract

Prototyping is an incremental process that facilitates those looking to make changes in products, services, or resources. Originating in industrial fabrication process, prototyping can be adapted by librarians to examine changes made to library services, amenities, and resources. They offer a cost-effective way of trying something new and needed, to ensure that patron needs are met. This article modifies prototyping into a five-step process and reviews five examples where the Lee Library used prototyping to inform library decisions to inform the development of library services, amenities, processes, and resources to better serve its patrons.

Original Publication Citation

Zaugg, H., Silva, E., Nelson, G., & Frasier, C. (2020). It looks a bit like this: Prototyping in an academic library, Journal of Library Administration, 60(2), 197-213.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2020-02-03

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/6484

Publisher

Routledge Taylor & Francis Group

Language

English

College

Harold B. Lee Library

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