Download or read book Shaping the Library to the Life of the User written by Merrilee Proffitt and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report presents selected topics from the The Library in the Life of the User meeting including: environmental factors that are driving libraries to reconsider their role; the range of users served by libraries; the range of choices that will be made when undertaking user research; and achieving a balance between serving the needs of user communities and fulfilling institutional goals. Additionally, the report encapsulates considerations and guidelines for planning and conducting a user study. Finally, the report records some core themes that flowed out of the meeting--he need to adapt, empower, partner and engage and concludes with some suggestions for future action.