http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/ An ongoing conversation among librarians with differing perspectives (public, academic, school, consortial, youth) but one shared goal: ensuring the health and relevance of libraries. [insert your own gardening metaphor here] Fri, 17 May 2013 18:44:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-1416 Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:36:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-1416 I love the part of the form that says it’s intended only to answer quick factual questions and then allows them 2 days to reply!

]]> http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-3704 Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:36:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-3704 I love the part of the form that says it’s intended only to answer quick factual questions and then allows them 2 days to reply!

]]> http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-3869 Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:36:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-3869 I love the part of the form that says it’s intended only to answer quick factual questions and then allows them 2 days to reply!

]]> http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-1412 Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:33:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-1412 I’m almost with you here. The first email form I was ever associated with was so long it was clearly sending the message, “go away!” However, I do think it helps to ask the person’s name (gives you a way to greet him/her) and I don’t see an issue with asking for status (student, staff, off-campus). Also, the Ford library’s form doesn’t give the user any reassurance of when to expect a response. — K.G. Schneider

]]> http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-3566 Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:33:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-3566 I’m almost with you here. The first email form I was ever associated with was so long it was clearly sending the message, “go away!” However, I do think it helps to ask the person’s name (gives you a way to greet him/her) and I don’t see an issue with asking for status (student, staff, off-campus). Also, the Ford library’s form doesn’t give the user any reassurance of when to expect a response. — K.G. Schneider

]]> http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-3743 Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:33:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-3743 I’m almost with you here. The first email form I was ever associated with was so long it was clearly sending the message, “go away!” However, I do think it helps to ask the person’s name (gives you a way to greet him/her) and I don’t see an issue with asking for status (student, staff, off-campus). Also, the Ford library’s form doesn’t give the user any reassurance of when to expect a response. — K.G. Schneider

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