[Siguse-l] Best user studies?

[Rachel Fleming May]

Hello, SIGUSErs.

After Dr. Jim Nyce of Emporia State University posted this query (see 
below) to JESSE he and I agreed that asking the question of SIGUSE 
subscribers would be a good thing to do, also. Being a list subscriber 
(and quite interested in his question), I offered to pass his email on 
to the list. I know it's a busy time of year; I appreciate (in 
adavance) your taking the time to respond.

Thanks,
Rachel Fleming May

From: J Nyce <jnyce at ROCKETMAIL.COM>
Subject: Best user studies...

One of LIS contributions to the scientific literature has in the area 
of user studies, where a particular user group's (occupation, 
demographic category for example) information needs are defined.  In a 
PhD class recently students asked me if anyone has ever put together, 
out of this large literature, a top ten or twenty "hits".

This seems a logical forum to post this question.  If you had to name 
the "best," however you define "best", user studies, which would you 
name?

Much thanks (from my students and me).

JM Nyce

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Rachel Fleming May
Doctoral Student
College of Communication & Information Sciences
University of Alabama