[LM_NET] Tar: Signage

[Vicki Nelson <nelsonvl@ECTOR-COUNTY.K12.TX.US>]

Hi again everyone.  First of all, I appologize for not posting the correct subject 
line ealier!  I've received a couple of responses to my signage question and a 
couple of requests for a hit.  I'll post a hit when I get more information.

When I started looking at all the sign options, I quickly felt my stress levels 
rising, and naturally, I turned to you guys because you are so wonderful in helping 
find the rigt answers!  After doing a lot of online searching last night, I 
immediately realized that this is a question for which many studies have been 
undertaken.  I hope you'll excuse my inexperience in asking for help in such an 
off-hand manner!  I just never realized everything that has to be considered in 
deciding which signs to put where.  

I am looking at 8-12 inch foam letters to designate library areas.  And, after 
looking at many of the catalogs, right now I like Demco's classic sign holders for 
the end caps.  You can select 2 line or 4 line, and I think they would look good 
with the 2 line above the 4 line if more information is needed.  These are on page 
953 of their 2005 catalog, item number P805213 and P 807898.  If anyone has used 
these, I'd appreciate your feedback.

Last night I found several sites:  Cornell University has a detailed report on 
library signage put out through Professor Alan Hedge's class.  The University of 
Florida has a Sign System Report by their Library Sign committee.  LibraryJournal 
has an article What's Your Sign by Julie Winkelstein.  There is a Spec Kit by The 
Association of Research Libraries.  Ellen Bosman with New Mexico State University 
has a bibliography of books /artiles, etc. on Creating a User Friendly Library with 
Signage.  John Kupersmith has written an article on Information Graphics and Sign 
Systems as Library Instruction Media.  Many experts are turning their efforts to 
this!  

I am very visual, and seeing examples of libraries with good signage would be a 
great help. Yonker's Library has pictures of their "after" signage experience, and 
these are great.  Can anyone recommend other sites with inside pictures of 
secondary or public libraries that show the use of signs?

Thanks for your patience and help.

Vicki :-)

Vicki Nelson
Librarian
Odessa High School
Ector County ISD

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