Patrons who have been wandering the second or third floor stacks of E. H. Butler Library have some innovative help finding books on their topic. Colorful new posters, designed to guide users in visually locating books by subject, pair Library of Congress subject headings with matching illustrations.
The poster project was a partnership between the Library and the Instructional Resources Department on campus. After seeing over-priced subject posters advertised in a supply magazine, Librarian Lisa Forrest approached Computer Graphics Specialist Kaylene Waite with the idea to create their own posters for E. H. Butler Library. Kaylene was eager to help and, along with student assistants, Matt Evrard and Eddy Silverio, produced a collection of 115 unique posters. The project, which was a substantial undertaking (over 300 posters including duplicates), took over a year to complete.
What a great idea! I’d be interested to hear if you get comments from patrons, such as how much easier it is to find books via the posters.
We’ve gotten some great feedback from students already! Thanks for the comment Bridget.