October 2, 2008 – Observing Users in Action
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Place: Library Instruction Room 1
Presenters: Diane Johnson, Mike Spears & Caryn Scoville
The first half of this program presents a 40 minute broadcast of Observing Student Researchers In Their Native Habitat by John Law of Proquest.
The second half of this program is a live presentation of Usability Testing of the MOBIUS Catalog by Mike Spears, Diane Johnson & Caryn Scoville. They did usability tests of users performing tasks in the MERLIN and MOBIUS catalog and recorded the sessions with Camtasia screen capture software. You’ll see and hear users try to find and order books in MOBIUS and learn about some of the main issues users encounter.
Discussion will follow the presentations.