Neuroscience
Today I'm speaking at Simmons GSLIS West about usability.
You can see the useful links I've gathered over the years on my Simmons wiki, which lists my favorite usability articles. It's also got a copy of my PowerPoint presentation, in case you want to follow along at home.
Bottom line: yes, usability is worth the effort.
- My Public Schedule For Fall
In case you were wondering, there are a few places you can see me this fall, and if you can't come see me, you can read some stuff I wrote. Here are the details: Workshops "Live Usability Lab: See One, Do One & Take One Home." Thursday, September...
- Thinking About Teaching, And Other Things
I've been so busy filling up my spring dance card that I haven't been blogging. Here's what I'm up to, if you want to follow along at home. Teaching 454, Digitial Information Services & Providers for Simmons GSLIS. Still teaching Dialog....
- Event I *will* Attend
Next Generation Library Catalogs Wednesday, November 7, 2007 1:00 - 4:00pm University of Massachusetts, Amherst Campus Center Auditorium As a library’s key database and the one system with which most users interact, the online library catalog has been...
- Great Explanation Of Usability / Design
SFX / programmer / librarian whiz David Walker has created a simplified "SFX menu" (OpenURL resolver / thingie that gets you from citation to full-text) for Cal State. You can see the simplified menu (note that links aren't live) or ... watch David's...
- Congratulations Leslie!
One of my former students has just published an article that may interest my readers: Leslie Porter: Library applications of business usability testing strategies Library Hi Tech, Volume 25 Issue 1 (2007): pp. 126-135. (a subscription is required for...
Neuroscience
Usability: Worth the Effort?
Today I'm speaking at Simmons GSLIS West about usability.
You can see the useful links I've gathered over the years on my Simmons wiki, which lists my favorite usability articles. It's also got a copy of my PowerPoint presentation, in case you want to follow along at home.
Bottom line: yes, usability is worth the effort.
- My Public Schedule For Fall
In case you were wondering, there are a few places you can see me this fall, and if you can't come see me, you can read some stuff I wrote. Here are the details: Workshops "Live Usability Lab: See One, Do One & Take One Home." Thursday, September...
- Thinking About Teaching, And Other Things
I've been so busy filling up my spring dance card that I haven't been blogging. Here's what I'm up to, if you want to follow along at home. Teaching 454, Digitial Information Services & Providers for Simmons GSLIS. Still teaching Dialog....
- Event I *will* Attend
Next Generation Library Catalogs Wednesday, November 7, 2007 1:00 - 4:00pm University of Massachusetts, Amherst Campus Center Auditorium As a library’s key database and the one system with which most users interact, the online library catalog has been...
- Great Explanation Of Usability / Design
SFX / programmer / librarian whiz David Walker has created a simplified "SFX menu" (OpenURL resolver / thingie that gets you from citation to full-text) for Cal State. You can see the simplified menu (note that links aren't live) or ... watch David's...
- Congratulations Leslie!
One of my former students has just published an article that may interest my readers: Leslie Porter: Library applications of business usability testing strategies Library Hi Tech, Volume 25 Issue 1 (2007): pp. 126-135. (a subscription is required for...