Posted by Scott W. H. Young on 2024-10-21

The latest issue of Weave—Volume 7, Issue 2—is now available on our website:

https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/weaveux/issue/323/info/. 

The Fall 2024 issue features the following 3 articles:

Hearing Yourself Think: Ambient Sound in Library Study Spaces

By Eric Jeitner and Christy W Goodnight

In the professional literature of contemporary academic libraries, sound often …

Posted by Scott Young on 2024-04-15

The latest issue of Weave—Volume 7, Issue 1—is now available on our website:

https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/weaveux/issue/249/info/

We’re pleased to publish the following articles in the Spring 2024 issue:

User Expectations and Preferences Regarding Online Library Chat Widgets, by Nicholas E. Dease

In 2019, the Pratt Institute Libraries redesigned …

Posted by Berika Williams on 2023-04-17

The latest issue of Weave—Volume 6, Issue 1—is now available on our website: https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/weaveux/issue/212/info/

We’re pleased to share the following articles in this issue:

Centering Students with Disabilities: An Accessible User Experience Study of a Library Research Guide, by Lisa Bouffard Campbell and Brittany Kester

Library …

Posted by Scott W. H. Young on 2022-10-31

The latest issue of Weave—Volume 5, Issue 2—is now available on our website: https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/weaveux/issue/188/info/

We’re pleased to share the following articles in this issue:

Snippets, subject lines, and exclamation points: A case study in constructing better library emails, by Robin C. Davis, Mia Partlow, Dawn Pearce, and Silvia …

Posted by Scott W. H. Young on 2022-09-27

I’m writing this news post to share two updates about the journal’s editorial team. 

First, we wish a fond farewell to Camille Thomas, who is moving on after 3 years as senior editor for scholarly submissions. Camille will be missed, but she leaves us in great shape as we form …

Posted by Scott W. H. Young on 2022-09-27

Weave is currently seeking new members for our editorial board. Read more below about the position and how to apply:

Overview

Weave: Journal of Library User Experience has an active, collaborative, highly engaged editorial board. Like all positions at Weave, board members are volunteers and work remotely from anywhere …

Posted by Scott W. H. Young on 2022-08-10

New leadership for Weave

As you might have heard, our Editor-in-Chief Rebecca Blakiston stepped away from libraries to pursue a career improving government digital services. Because of this, she also ended her term with Weave. She will still be working in the UX field as a Senior UX Researcher for …

Posted by Rebecca Blakiston on 2022-04-29

We're please to announce that Weave volume 5, issue 1 is out!

Getting Real Close: What a Diary Study Can Do For Your Library

by Barbara Heindl and Romy Hilbrich

Diary studies are a powerful technique that allow us to deepen our understanding of the authentic, day-to-day experiences of the people …

Posted by Rebecca Blakiston on 2022-03-04

Weave: Journal of Library User Experience is seeking library and UX experts to serve as peer reviewers and book reviewers. See more information about Weave, including our editorial philosophy.

Applications are ongoing, but we will give priority consideration to applications received by April 4, 2022. Please review specific …

Posted by Rebecca Blakiston on 2022-01-12

We have a few leadership updates to announce for 2022.

Fond farewells

Lisa Gayhart served as Board Chair for three years. Under her leadership, we held our first Weave Town Hall and Authors Chat. She led the search for our copyeditor and appointed three new board members. Lisa has steered …

Posted by Rebecca Blakiston on 2021-11-29

Donate: Every Dollar Helps

An affiliate of the CLIR nonprofit, Weave relies on donations to continue publishing peer-reviewed research articles, professional writing, and columns on library user experience (UX) research. Our journal will always remain open access and freely available to all. Donating even a small amount will go a …

Posted by Rebecca Blakiston on 2021-11-16

We're pleased to announce that volume 4, issue 2 is out!

In this issue, authors discuss how they're building empathy and understanding for segments of their audience in order to serve them better. We hope these examples inspire you to create evidence-based, data-informed personas to identify priorities and improvements to …