[Asis-l] combined Winter 2003/Spring 2004 OASIS newsletter now available on LACASIS website

[Hogarth, Margaret]

The combined Winter 2003/Spring 2004 OASIS newsletter is now available
on the LACASIS website!

Go to: http://public.csusm.edu/lacasis/index.htm and click on the link
to "oasis newsletter".

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Winter 2003 / Spring 2004 OASIS
Table of Contents
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Chair's column: Linda Heichman
By Linda Heichman

As spring nears, I am reminded of new beginnings, re-energization and
renewal. These themes are particularly applicable to LACASIS this year.
The chapter welcomed several relative newcomers to our Board and
Advisory Council last October, namely Rachael Clemens, Chair-Elect;
Christina Salazar, Secretary; and Margaret Hogarth, Program Recorder and
E-Publicity Coordinator. Our website has a fresh new look thanks to
energetic Webmaster Marla Gunasegaram. We launched our first issue of
e-OASIS, spearheaded by dynamo Louisa Verma [more]


Guest article: Human Society vs. Cyborg Society: As I See Them
By Benedict A. Oladele, Ph.D

As a practicing librarian of 25 years standing from Nigeria, I have had
the opportunity to experience at close range information activities and
the application of information technology to information management on
the continent. Coming to the U.S. therefore as a Fulbright scholar has
given me the opportunity not only to see the other side of the picture
but to also study the extent to which Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT) have impacted on the information service delivery
capacity of think tank libraries in the States.[ more ]

LACASIS/SLA-SCC Joint Holiday Party
By Margaret Hogarth

LACASIS and the Southern California Chapter of the Special Library
Association hosted a joint holiday party at the elegant Los Angeles
Athletic Club December 11, 2003. Following vivacious conversation and
cocktails, Kelly Lange regaled us with the story of how she got her
start as a news anchor. [ more ]

LACASIS Awards Dinner
By Margaret Hogarth

The LACASIS Awards Dinner was held at the UCLA Faculty Center on January
13, 2003. [ more ]

ASIS&T 2003: Business Meeting Summary
By Amy Wallace

The business meeting opened with a report from outgoing President Trudi
Bellardo Hahn. Cecelia Preston gave the Treasurer's Report. Dick Hill
presented the Executive Director's Report. Samantha Hastings, the
incoming President, wrapped up the meeting. [ more ]

ASIS&T 2003: Death of the User
By Margaret Hogarth

The Death of the User panel at the ASIS&T Conference started out with
Howard Rosenbaum, of Indiana University, pointing out that the concept
of the user has had a rich and fruitful life in library and information
science (LIS), influencing both design and practitioners. This has
helped us to understand how people interact with computers, shows what
makes an interface easy to use, and has improved ergonomics. The problem
with "the user" as a concept is that many information and communication
technologies (ICTs) are developed for a wide variety of users and are
costly failures. Many of these systems are balky and need continuous
patching. [ more ]

ASIS&T 2003: Sunday Keynote Plenary:
By Margaret Hogarth

Jodi Forlizzi spoke on "Interfaces for People: Design for Emotion,
Image, and Sound." Anne Gilliland-Swetland spoke on "Digital Asset
Management and Electronic Archives." Brian Detlor spoke on "Library
Portals and Enterprise Intranets." [ more ]

ASIS&T 2003: Usability in Practice
By Margaret Hogarth

Randolph G. Bias, the University of Texas at Austin spoke on "The
Dangers of Amateur Usability Engineering." Barbara M. Wildemuth,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill spoke on "Identifying
Critical Usability Problems from Discount Usability Testing." Allison
Druin, University of Maryland spoke about "The Roles Children Can Play
in the Technology Design Process." Sandra G. Hirsh, Hewlett-Packard
Laboratories, spoke of "Application of Usability Findings into Design."
[ more ]

ASIS&T 2003: Notes from the 2003 ASIS&T Annual Conference
By Ann Coppin

I attended the American Society for Information Science and Technology
(ASIS&T) Annual Conference held in Long Beach on October 19-22, 2003.
The theme of the meeting was "Humanizing Information Technology: From
Ideas to Bits and Back." The following is a summary of my notes from a
few of the sessions I attended. [ more ]