1/3 of a panel talk given at the Ame

1. It’s All About Them: Developing Information Services with User Experience Design #marsux #uxsears jenny benevento jennybento@gmail.com twitter: jennybento

2. about me librarian -public -academic -archives -corporate -shelver -reference -cataloging -circulation -serials -collection development -digital projects/metadata Employers -Reed College Library -Multnomah County Public -Oak Park Public (IL) -UIUC/IMLS -Associated Press -freelance -Sears/Kmart

3. 22 million items (Sears & other retailers) 240 million visitors annually products & services & parts 20+ websites user experience department 20+ websites

10. Appliances Tools Bed, Bath & Home Jewelry Books Apparel

11. Baby Fitness & Sports Automotive Toys & Games Electronics

12. Computers & Electronics Office Supplies Beauty Office Supplies Office Supplies Office Supplies

15. cell phone service dish network downloads

19. it’s the same thing -638 Pets Fitness & Sports>Hunting For the Home Groceries -643 For the Home>Kitchen & Dining Appliances For the Home>Furniture Clothing Groceries>Cleaning Supplies 649 Baby physical objects & digital things (and services)

20. correctness isn’t as important as findablity

24. if my users aren’t happy, no one gets paid. or, “I pay your salary”

25. 50%+ of site purchases are by consumers who browse the taxo. That means hundreds of millions of dollars. I don’t need to justify the taxo department as vital to my company, because it’s how more than half of our customers buy things. The CEO of a Fortune 50 company knows & cares about what taxonomy is and how it affects the business. The defense “this is what will sell more things” wins most arguments. Good taxo will ALWAYS sell more things

26. just make people happy

28. It’s NOT about this. No one ever needs to know about this.

32. Books are for use. Every reader his [or her] book. Every book its reader. Save the time of the reader. The library is a growing organism.

33. Jenny Benevento jennyb@gmail.com twitter: jennybento jennyjenny.org