How do students engage with the library collection, inside and outside the library building? Where and when do they make use of library materials they’ve checked out? Most libraries have limited empirical data describing how the community engages with resources, but Where the Wild Books Are sought to increase that knowledge by conducting a study in which students track their library engagement using a mobile application. Using an app on their own mobile devices, students simply scan the barcode of an item and the app stores the timestamp and geolocation data for analysis.

Project Team: 

Annie Cain
Web Developer
Harvard Law School Library

Matt Phillips
Web Developer
Harvard Law School Library