Learn more about the art and science of information architecture (IA). Users interact and find information through a variety of mediums and processes. What's usually the driving force behind a user's information seeking behavior? Curiosity.

Curiosity fuels our need to discover, inquire, and learn. It moves us to understand and is a part of our day-to-day life.

We welcome you to learn how information architecture and curiosity merge in a variety of careers and fields of study at this all-day conference.

Program (Pacific Standard Time)

9:45-10:00 a.m.

Welcome Remarks, Michael Aguilar, Outreach and User Engagement Librarian, San José State University

10:00-10:45 a.m.

Applying User-Centered Design to Create Stanford Library's Systemic Racism Tracker, Astrid Usong, UX Designer, Stanford Library

11:00-11:50 a.m.

San José State University Lightning Talks

• Archiving Experiences with VR, Jon Oakes, Technology Labs Coordinator, SJSU Library
• Kingbot IA: Organizing and Adapting Content for a Library Chatbot, Sharesly Rodriguez, UX Librarian, SJSU Library
• From Librarian to Information Architect: Transformative Traits and Curious Questions, Virginia Tucker, Assistant Professor, SJSU iSchool
• Make Your Own Smart Home Device, Aswin Prasad, Software Engineering Graduate Student, SJSU
• Introduction to Internet of Things - Architecture and Components, Rahul Katkar, Electrical Engineering Graduate Student, SJSU

12:00-12:50 p.m.

Lunch

1:00-1:30 p.m.

Panel on Virtual Reality Environments, led by SJSU Library Technology Labs Coordinator Jon Oakes

1:45-2:30 p.m.

Code for San José Lightning Talks

• The All-In-One Map, Minh Nguyen, Project Lead, Code for San José
• Using a Design Audit to Improve User Experience, Evan Suarez & Hattie Chau, UX/UI Designers, Code for San José
• BayAreaCommunity.org
• Anthony Chen, Data Lead at Code for San José / Computer Science and Mathematics Major at Santa Clara University
• Charlie Hoffs, Co-founder of unBox / Chemical Engineering Student at Stanford University

2:30-3:15 p.m.

Back to Basics: DADA or Daily Advocacy for Digital & Analog, Hannah Lee, Discovery & Systems Librarian, California State University, Dominguez Hills

3:15-3:30 p.m.

Closing Remarks

Check out our webpage for program updates and meet our team.

Get Involved

Interested in sponsoring or volunteering for the first-ever WIAD in San José? Email Michael Aguilar, Outreach and User Engagement Librarian at michael.aguilar@sjsu.edu.

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San José State University King Library endeavors to bring people, ideas, and information together through community building, innovation, and knowledge creation.

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley and ranked #1 "Most Transformative College" in the nation by Money Magazine, San José State University neighbors thousands of tech start-up companies and many of the largest high-tech companies in the world such as Google, Apple, Intel, and many more.