[Sighci-l] HCI - live or let die?

[wildem at ils.unc.edu]

Joette,

I, for one, see a place for SIG HCI in ASIST, even though I don't have the 
energy to participate actively.

I'm very active in SIG USE and, while the interests of the two SIGs do 
overlap somewhat, I believe each can also make unique contributions to 
ASIST and its members.  For example, SIG HCI can help us understand 
people's interactions with the technology/tools we use and how that 
understanding can be applied to design.  (SIG USE, I believe, is more 
focused on people's interactions with information content, whether or not 
technology is used to mediate that interaction.)

I do hope that someone in SIG HCI will step forward to play a leadership 
role.

Barbara

Barbara Wildemuth
SILS, UNC-CH
wildem at ils.unc.edu

--On Tuesday, December 03, 2002 2:42 PM -0500 jstefl <jstefl at albany.edu> 
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> Joette
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> Joette Stefl-Mabry, Ph.D.
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