TY - JOUR AB - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the library’s expanded role into its engagement with the user experience (UX).Design/methodology/approach Literature review and commentary on this topic that has been addressed by professionals, researchers and practitioners.Findings Although UX is constantly expanding its focus, in actively paying close attention to its users’ unique and distinctive requirements, libraries can react more effectively in serving its patrons with a realistic and sensible set of options for the programs and services developed to satisfy the user’s changing needs and expectations.Originality/value The value in exploring this topic is to present a snapshot of several of the elements used by libraries in their efforts to understand and react to its patrons’ needs through its strategies deployed in support of the user experience. VL - 119 IS - 3/4 SN - 2398-5348 DO - 10.1108/ILS-12-2017-0132 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/ILS-12-2017-0132 AU - Massis Bruce PY - 2018 Y1 - 2018/01/01 TI - The user experience (UX) in libraries T2 - Information and Learning Science PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 241 EP - 244 Y2 - 2024/04/20 ER -