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<font size="6">MISC: Looking for Projects for Info251 Web Usability:
Library Web sites, Web tools, etc? <br>
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Dear Colleagues,<br>
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Thank you all again, for your good projects and participation in
my courses over the past two decades. <br>
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I'm again teaching Info251 Web Usability, for SJSU iSchool for the
Spring 2024 semester. The 2024 Spring semester runs January 24 -
May 13, 2024<br>
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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>
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My students will report to you, and 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>
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I cannot guarantee that any of my students will choose your site.
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>
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What I need from you:<br>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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4. A commitment by the contact person(s) to be available by email
or chat during Spring 2024 semester to work with my students.
Availability of a contact person is critical.<br>
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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>
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Thank you!<br>
Diane K. Kovacs - Lecturer, SJSU iSchool - <a
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