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Using a Permanent Usability Team to Advance User-Centered Design in Libraries

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Nichols, Jane, Bobal, Alison, and McEvoy, Susan

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Usability, user studies, and evaluating user experiences have been a part of academic libraries for many years. In the last 20 years libraries have created ad hoc usability teams to do user studies. Oregon State University (OSU) Libraries started its ongoing team in 2006, resulting in an increased focus on...

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Usability, user studies, and evaluating user experiences have been a part of academic libraries for many
A Faculty Led Response to the Crisis in Scholarly Communications

Creator:

Boock, Michael

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Oregon State University’s recent response to the crisis in scholarly communications recognizes that teaching faculty must be involved in communicating an appropriate response to their faculty colleagues. As authors, editors, and peer reviewers, direct faculty action can encourage publishers to lower costs and can enhance the availability of research. The...

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particular, the author discusses the use of academic unit publication reviews to effectively communicate