Introduction to Ethnography in Libraries
Library UX Chicago is delighted to announce a day-long workshop designed and facilitated by Dr. Donna Lanclos and Dr. Andrew Asher exploring the use of ethnographic methods in libraries.
About this event
This workshop will be held Friday, October 18, 2019 from 10am-4pm at the University of Chicago Library (1100 E 57th St, Chicago, IL 60637).
The workshop will cover the following:
The workshop will cover the following:
- Exploring methods: practice mapping, ethnographic observations and recording
- Ethics overview
- Brainstorming projects
- Have an understanding of the reasons for adopting an ethnographic approach to assessment and institutional contexts.
- Experience using a range of qualitative methods to gather information from people about why and how they go about their work/study practices.
- Have the opportunity to connect these methods to the questions they need answered about people and practices within and around their institutional contexts.
- Included in the afternoon planning session will be conversation about combining qualitative and quantitative assessment approaches in an institutional context
ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS
Dr. Donna Lanclos and Dr. Andrew Asher are anthropologists who have collectively worked as assessment and user experience experts in libraries and higher education for more than a decade. They have led on projects including Ethnographic Research in Illinois Academic Libraries (ERIAL), the Atkins Library Ethnography project (at UNC Charlotte), and conducted fieldwork in libraries in the US, UK, Ireland, and Poland. They have also consulted on anthropological projects for EIFL, CLIR, and Jisc. They are currently partners in Anodyne Anthropology, LLC, which offers research, analysis and facilitation in libraries and other education contexts. You can find Donna and her work at www.donnalanclos.com or on Twitter @DonnaLanclos. Andrew is @aasher on Twitter, and his website is www.andrewasher.net.
REFRESHMENTS
Coffee, water, and light refreshments will be available throughout the day. Participants will have an hour meal break beginning around noon; however, lunch will not be provided.
TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING
This event will be held at the University of Chicago's Joseph Regenstein Library, which is located at 1100 E 57th Street, between University Avenue and Ellis Avenue in the Hyde Park neighborhood. Driving and transportation options are listed on the University's website. Free and paid parking are available around the Library, but can be difficult to secure during the day.