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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old
Style",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">Dear
Colleagues,<br>
<br>
Thank you all again, for your good projects and participation in
my courses over the past two decades. <br>
<br>
I'm again teaching Info251 Web Usability, for the SJSU iSchool
for the Spring 2023 semester. The 2023 Spring semester runs
January 25 - May 15 <br>
<br>
I require each student to work with a 'client' to practice
usability testing methods on an existing library Web site, area
of a Web site or tool on a Web site with a specific group of
users in mind. I prefer they work with a library or library
organization.<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Geneva",sans-serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">Students need to
make their choice of project topics by February 6.</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old
Style",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">My
students will report to you, and to me, their analyses of the
usability testing they perform on your site, area, or tool in
the context of the user group you are interested in.<br>
<br>
I cannot guarantee that any of my students will choose your
site.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Students may also
choose the library they currently work in or a non-profit
organization known to them to work with. So, if you would like
to be on the list for my students to consider please email me
with the following information:<br>
<br>
What I need from you:<br>
<br>
1. Contact person(s) with email and telephone numbers (this
would be the 'client' that students are expected to interview
and interact with cooperatively perform usability testing)<br>
<br>
2. The URL of the current Web site, Web site area, or Web tool
you'd like to have usability tested and a description of the
patron group(s) you'd like them to focus on. <br>
<br>
3. We may need you to recruit/supply 3-5 typical users to
interact with my students as they practice usability testing
methods. All interactions are online via email, chat, etc.<br>
<br>
4. A commitment by the contact person(s) to be available by
email or chat to work with my students. Availability of a
contact person is critical.<br>
<br>
I will respond to you with additional questions and/or whether
your site, tool, and/or patron group(s) fits our scope in terms
of time and expertise of students and verify you want to be on
the list.<br>
<br>
Thank you!<br>
Diane K. Kovacs - Lecturer, SJSU iSchool: <a
href="http://ischoolapps.sjsu.edu/facultypages/view.php?fac=kovacsd"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" moz-do-not-send="true">http://ischoolapps.sjsu.edu/facultypages/view.php?fac=kovacsd</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old
Style",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">Vitae:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.kovacs.com/dianevitae.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.kovacs.com/dianevitae.html</a><br>
Email: <a href="mailto:diane.kovacs@sjsu.edu"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" moz-do-not-send="true">diane.kovacs@sjsu.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old
Style",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">Info251
Web Usability Syllabus:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://sjsu.campusconcourse.com/view_syllabus?course_id=5281&public_mode=1"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://sjsu.campusconcourse.com/view_syllabus?course_id=5281&public_mode=1</a><br>
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