THE LIBRARY
MATTHEW REIDSMA
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
WITH
A THOUSAND
DATABASES
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Image from Wikipedia: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Tondo_Minotaur_London_E4_MAN.jpg
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From the film Labyrinth, 1986
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Theseus fighting the Minotaur by Jean-Etienne Ramey, marble, 1826, Tuileries Gardens, Paris
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A Hero with the Thousand Faces, 1973, p. 30
“ A hero ventures forth from the
world of common day into a
region of supernatural wonder:
Jospeh Campbell
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A Hero with the Thousand Faces, 1973, p. 30
“ fabulous forces are there
encountered and a decisive
victory is won:
Jospeh Campbell
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A Hero with the Thousand Faces, 1973, p. 30
“ the hero comes back from this
mysterious adventure with the
power to bestow boons on his
fellow man.
Jospeh Campbell
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SPECIAL REALM
NORMAL WORLD
SUPREME ORDEAL
CALL TO ADVENTURE
CROSSING THE
THRESHOLD
RETURNING
HOME
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Image from Wikipedia: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Tondo_Minotaur_London_E4_MAN.jpg
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From the film Labyrinth, 1986
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Theseus fighting the Minotaur by Jean-Etienne Ramey, marble, 1826, Tuileries Gardens, Paris
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LIBRARY RESEARCH
NORMAL WORLD
SUPREME ORDEAL
INFORMATION NEED
DATABASE
A-Z LIST
DOWNLOADING
FULL-TEXT
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Shared by Erin White on Twitter: https://twitter.com/erinrwhite/status/347380407039307776
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From the film Labyrinth, 1986
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UNFAMILIARITY
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EPIC
WHILE SOME SEARCHES ARE
MOST ARE NOT
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EASIER?
HOW DO WE MAKE THIS
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What makes something simple
or complex? It’s not the number
of dials or controls or how
many features it has:
“
Donald Norman
Living with Complexity, p. 40
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It is whether the person using
the device has a good
conceptual model of how it
operates.
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Donald Norman
Living with Complexity, p. 40
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FAMILIARITY
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RULE THEM ALL
ONE SEARCH TO
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Theseus fighting the Minotaur by Jean-Etienne Ramey, marble, 1826, Tuileries Gardens, Paris
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FAMILIARITY
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The more expert we
become at a subject,
the more complexity
we prefer.
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Donald Norman
Living with Complexity, p. 13
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http://www.daveyp.com/blog/archives/1754
“ The trouble with Summon is
that students don’t need to be
taught how to use it, but
librarians do!
Matt Borg