Celebrating 30 Years of Looking Forward
A View from the Other Side of the Desk:
User Experience in the Library
Speaker: Dana McKay, User Experience Consultant, Swinburne University of Technology Library
Today's young people are perceived (and indeed perceive themselves) as connected and tech-savvy,
yet they still have trouble finding online articles, and prefer Google to all other information resources.
This talk will cover some of the reasons why users get lost, and how we can help them find their way.
About Dana McKay
Dana McKay is a user experience consultant at Swinburne University of Technology Library.
She has nine years' experience in researching human information seeking and digital library usability,
and her favourite job is getting systems out of the way of users.
Not a VALA member?
Visitors are welcome at VALA meetings - just come!
Want to join Committee and the speaker for dinner (your expense) afterwards?
Dinner RSVPs only by 5.00 p.m. Tuesday 24 March: vala@vala.org.au or (03) 9725 2725
Venue
Tutorial Room, Ground Floor, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne
(On-site parking available – have gold coins available for the parking fee.
Public transport via tram.)
Date
Wednesday 25 March 2009
5.30 p.m. Wine and nibbles 6.00 p.m. Meeting
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