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Group Members
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paulaj | Paula Jacobs |
cmannino | Carlo Mannino |
hlwalker | Hannah Walker |
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Our two user classes are Librarians and High school students. Librarians are people who want to connect readers with books they enjoy, and YA librarians specifically want to encourage teen reading. The latter goal is usually helped by hosting events at the library for teens. High school students who want to read are usually busy with classes or other extra curriculars. If books were more accessible or their friends were more into reading, High school students would probably read more.
Interviews
Librarian Interview
I called up my old high school librarian to ask what difficulties with her job: What is the most challenging part of the job? Overall, are the students interested in reading? How does she get the students to read more? What does she think makes students like books? How does she pick books for for the library? She made the following points:
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We only have one user class: High school students. High school students who want to read are usually busy with classes or other extra curriculars. If books were more accessible or their friends were more into reading, High school students would probably read more.
Interviews
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High Schooler Interview #1
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Q: What sort of things might help you read more?
A: If I wasn’t moving. If school were a bit less time consuming. If more people I knew liked science fiction like I do. If I had friends to swap books with. If I could spend less than 20 minutes on finding a good book.
Needs and Goals
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Librarians
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- Acquaint themselves with new trends.
- Understand students' tastes
- Feature books
- Know what new books to stock
- Encourage students to read more
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High School Students
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High School Students
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These are the main needs and goals we found for High School Students.
- Find new books to read
- Recommend books to others
- Find people to discuss books with
As you saw from the interviews, accessibility of books is a big issue. Finding a book to read can take more time than a high school student wants to spare. High school students also have to read for classes, so the time they have to give to reading is limited. The problem of limited free time could be mitigated if they had friends to lend them/ suggest them books, or at least had the incentive of having friends to talk to about their casual readings.