[Sigia-l] 2011 World Usability Day Event (11/10/11) at Simmons

[Rong Tang]

From: Rong Tang [mailto:rong.tang at simmons.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 10:25 PM
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Subject: [lita-l] 2011 World Usability Day Event (11/10/11) at Simmons

 

Dear all, 

 

Simmons GSLIS Usability Lab and The Student Chapter of Special Library
Association are pleased to announce the 2011 World Usability Day Celebration
Event. The event will feature presentations/demonstrations by two teams
about their systems: (1) NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) from the
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and (2) ShelfLife via DPLA from
the Harvard Library Innovation Laboratory. Informal usability assessments
will be performed, and feedback will be gathered with regard to the
interface design and functionality. A light breakfast will be provided.

 

WHAT: World Usability Day with the Harvard ADS Lab & Harvard Library
Innovation Laboratory

WHO: Jay Luker, IT Specialist for ADS; Kim Dulin, Co-Director of Harvard
Library Innovation Laboratory

WHEN: Thursday, November 10, 2011, 8:30am - 12:00pm

WHERE: Linda J. Paresky Conference Center (Main College Building, 3rd
floor), Simmons College

 

Preliminary Schedule:

.        8:30-9:00 Welcome and introductions, networking and breakfast

.        9:00-10:30 Jay Luker, Harvard/NASA ADS,
http://labs.adsabs.harvard.edu/ui/

.        10:30-12:00 Kim Dulin, Harvard Law Library, ShelfLife via DPLA:
http://www.librarylab.law.harvard.edu/dpla/demo

.        12:00 Wrap up and conclusion

 

The event is free and open to the Simmons community. All the information and
library science, HCI, and usability communities from the Greater Boston Area
are welcome. The event is organized by the Simmons GSLIS Usability Lab and
sponsored by the Special Library Association Student Chapter at Simmons.

 

To register for the event, go to:

http://wud2011simmons.eventbrite.com/

 

We hope to see you there!

 

Best regards,

Rong

 

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Rong Tang, PhD

Associate Professor

Director, GSLIS Usability Lab

Graduate School of Library and Information Science

Simmons College

300 The Fenway

Boston, MA 02115

(T) 617-521-2880

(F) 617-521-3192

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