Wayfinding in Library Signage

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Group: Dos Libros Members: Kathryn Astrom, Jarrett Brazel, Erica Gamble, and Pamela Morgan WAYFINDING IN LIBRARY SIGNAGE ndian Trails Public Library Wheeling, Illinois 355 S. Schoenbeck Road

description

Group project analyzing and evaluating signage at the newly renovated Indian Trails Public Library in Wheeling, IL.

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Group: Dos LibrosMembers: Kathryn Astrom, Jarrett Brazel, Erica Gamble, and Pamela Morgan

WAYFINDING IN

LIBRARY SIGNAGEIndian Trails Public Library

Wheeling, Illinois355 S. Schoenbeck Road

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Finding the Library.

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Navigating the Parking Lot.

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Entering the Library.

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CHECKOUT:Community & Materials

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Patron Awareness

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Children’s Section

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Young Adult Section & Teen Zone

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Ask Here!

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Indian Trails Mission

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Adult Section Open Floor

Plan

Permanent Signage

Flexible Signage

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Notable Signage on the

Second Floor

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Non-English Materials &Services for Immigrant Patrons• Large and varied population

• Collections in Spanish, Korean, Russian, and Polish

• Language Line (translation for 30 languages)

• New separate mini-library for immigrant patrons, organized by bookstore shelving system not Dewey

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Non-English Materials

Signs directing non-English speaking users to non-English collections, in English.

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Works Cited

• Images captured by Jarrett Brazel

• Images retrieved using Google Image Search

• Images retrieved at <http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=indian+trails+public+library+wheeling>