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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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