Dr. Susan Gibbons is the University Librarian of Yale University. Prior to her appointment in July 2011, she was Vice Provost and Neilly Dean of the River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester. Dr. Gibbons holds an MLS and an MA in History from Indiana University, a Professional MBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Doctorate in Education Administration from the University of Rochester. Most recently, Ms. Gibbons‘ research has focused on methodologies for library user studies, the alignment of academic libraries with the needs of Net Generation students, university press publishing, and the future of academic librarianship in the digital age. In 2007 she published The Academic Library and the Net Generation Student and Studying Students: the Undergraduate Research Project at the University of Rochester, for which Ms. Gibbons was co-editor. She was named one of Library Journal‘s 2005 ―Movers & Shakers‖ and in 2006 was a Visiting Program Officer for the Association for Research Libraries.
Dr. Susan Gibbons from @yalelibrary gave the most solid presentation! Feeling motivated to be user-centric! Thank you! #iatul2012 #k411
— tall.dark.librarian (@sundram_v) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 end of 3rd & final keynote. What a finale. Very invigorating findings & presentation twitter.com/ramblinglib/st…
— Ivan Chew (@ramblinglib) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 i think this is the rpt dr gibbons mentioned ala.org/acrl/sites/ala…
— Ivan Chew (@ramblinglib) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 dr susan gibbons gave one solid & insightful talk. Enough surprises, insights, pragmatic stuff…
— Ivan Chew (@ramblinglib) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 two references twitter.com/Yboon1/status/…
— Yboon (@Yboon1) June 7, 2012
#iatul2012 #k411 check out publications on the student research project, rochester
— Tina Hohmann (@guacamole37) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 Use the methodologies, not the findings
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 details for more information. twitter.com/iatul2012/stat…
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 you can experiment and fail it’s fine. Just don’t repeat it
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
#iatul2012 #k411 The library represents a neutral space on campus, a place for everyone, a place where everyone is embraced
— Michael Wiebrands (@morfaine) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 The new understandings twitter.com/iatul2012/stat…
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 slide on new understandings from Yale’s study on student needs twitter.com/ramblinglib/st…
— Ivan Chew (@ramblinglib) June 7, 2012
#iatul2012 #K411 Q: how did they get faculty and students to participate in the study. How many participants were there?
— Phoebe Lim Choon Lan (@PhoebeLimCL) June 7, 2012
#iatul2012 #k411 timing of getting tools in (e.g. reference management) is crucial
— Tina Hohmann (@guacamole37) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 anthropology data gave Dean richer stories to sell to potential donors; raised funds to resolve issues for students
— Ivan Chew (@ramblinglib) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 developed a sense of belonging for students by loosing them to choose the interior designs for the rooms
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 invited graduate students to comment and “vote”
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 see others suffering, though painful, it can be comforting
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 variety of seating/tasks, lots of outlets, good lighting
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 ideal library space for graduate students: no undergrads, solitary but with others
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 based on findings, library decided to focus on humanities students; looked at ideal spaces for them
— Ivan Chew (@ramblinglib) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 design charettes: design the ideal library space
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 humanities: lone scholar; isolation; informal groups
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 social sciences students were “article-driven”.
— Ivan Chew (@ramblinglib) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 sciences: team member; collaboration; grant-focused
— IATUL 2012 (@iatul2012) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 sciences students worked in research teams; grant-focused; topics already set. Humanities is lone scholar; informal support
— Ivan Chew (@ramblinglib) June 7, 2012
#k411 #iatul2012 library asked students to show them where & how they worked. They found “significant disciplinary differences”
— Ivan Chew (@ramblinglib) June 7, 2012
This is a rocking presentation. So I am glued. Sorry. Later, ‘gator.