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ACRL 2019 Guest Presentations

The Corning Museum of Glass Library


Mikki Smith

From Answer to Experience: LibAnswers FAQs Transformed

In 2018, the Library’s Public Services Team formalized a plan to re-imagine the pool of several hundred static, redundant, and sometimes out-of-date published FAQs to function as a mobile-friendly, visually appealing introduction to Library and Museum resources. Revised FAQs highlight relevant digital content from across the organization where possible, including blog posts, images, digitized library resources, and videos from our YouTube channel, as well as a small number of print and archival resources in our collections that might be of interest. The library views FAQs as an opportunity to not only to provide high-quality reference service, but also to create a virtual experience for users that inspires them to explore further.