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

[jstefl]

I agree with you Barbara, and see HCI as vital but our SIG really needs
people to step forward...if each of us does just a little bit we can
make progress. 

A leader can "lead" but there has to be a group with well defined goals
to lead. What are our collective goals - what are the unique
contributions HCI can make?



Joette Stefl-Mabry, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Information Science and Policy
University at Albany, State University of New York
135 Western Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
518-442-5120
jstefl at albany.edu


-----Original Message-----
From: wildem at ils.unc.edu [mailto:wildem at ils.unc.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 2:47 PM
To: sighci-l at asis.org
Cc: jstefl
Subject: Re: [Sighci-l] HCI - live or let die?

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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> usefulness...I've decided to go public --  what are your thoughts?
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> Joette
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> Joette Stefl-Mabry, Ph.D.
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> jstefl at albany.edu
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