[SOA] Fwd: CO-ASIS&T USABILITY Presentation Dec 6

[Janet Carleton]

Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:50:24 -0500
From: pfurney at columbuslibrary.org
Subject: CO-ASIS&T Presentation on December 6th

MAKE PLANS TO JOIN US ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2005
FOR CO-ASIS&T'S FINAL PROGRAM THIS YEAR:

USABILITY TESTING

Featuring Mike Presse, Consulting User Interface Designer
for OCLC, Dublin, Ohio.

What have we learned from this developing science? Can we really 
utilize it to better meet the needs or our customers? Come and tour 
OCLC's state-of-the-art Usability Testing Lab, learn the basics of 
usability testing and its importance for libraries and other 
information management operations.

Presenter:
Mike Presse joined OCLC in 1985. He was a key member of the team that 
established the OCLC Usability Lab in 1990, and has managed the lab 
since its inception. He has conducted over 500 usability evaluations, 
designed user interfaces for a number of OCLC products, and written 
articles in the areas of user interface design and usability testing. 
Prior to joining OCLC, Mike was a consultant to AT&T on user 
interface design. He holds a B.A. in mathematics and psychology from 
the University of Southern California and a Ph.D. in psychology from 
The Ohio State University.

WHEN:  Tuesday, December 6, 2005
6:30 - 7:00 p.m.  Refreshments and Sign-In
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.  Usability Lab Tour, Presentation and Q&A
WHERE:  OCLC Kilgour Auditorium

*See location information and map at:
http://www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/to-airpt.htm

RSVP for this Free program with Patricia Furney at
pfurney at columbuslibrary.org, or by calling 361-3621.

Central Ohio Chapter of the American Society for
Information Science and Technology
http://www.asis.org/Chapters/coasis/coasishm.htm



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   Janet M. Carleton - <carleton at ohio.edu> - 740/597-2527
Digital Initiatives Coordinator / Women's Studies Bibliographer
      Alden 235A, Ohio University Libraries, Athens, Ohio
              <http://www.library.ohiou.edu/>