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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 12:04:34 CDT
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- From: Laine Farley 510/987-0552 <lxf@stubbs.ucop.edu>
- Subject: Human Machine Interface IG at ALA
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- > DESIGNING USER INTERFACES FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS
- >
- > A discussion at ALA Midwinter, Denver sponsored by
- > LITA Human Machine Interface Interest Group
- >
- > Saturday, January 23, 2-4 p.m.
- > Warwick Hotel, room Thornton IV
- >
- >The Human Machine Interface Interest Group plans to continue its
- >tradition of holding a guided discussion at the Midwinter meeting.
- >The topic will be on designing user interfaces for special
- >populations. Terry Noreault from OCLC who was involved in the
- >design of the graphical user interface for The Online Journal of
- >Current Clinical Trials, will lead a discussion of the issues
- >encountered in this project.
- >
- >Tom Doerr, Paula Busey, and Pam Sandlian from the Denver Public
- >Library and John Duane from CARL Systems are collaborating on
- >the design of an interface to CARL for children called the Kid's
- >Catalog. These experts will lead the group in exploring analysis
- >and design approaches that accommodate the needs of their respective
- >audiences and diverse databases. The comparisons and contrasts
- >of these two very different projects should be enlightening.
- >
- >The business meeting will include the election of a new vice-chair/
- >chair elect for the remainder of '93 (to become chair during
- >'93-'94). If you are interested in this position, please notify
- >the chair in advance, or come to the meeting prepared to make
- >a brief statement of interest.
- >
- >We would also like to identify a group of volunteers who might like
- >to serve as "spark plugs" for the Interest Group. These people
- >would keep in touch, exchange ideas, and help the chair plan future
- >activities. If you know of interesting user interface projects or
- >have questions you want to explore, please attend and give us your
- >ideas, or contact the chair in advance.
- >
- >Laine Farley
- >Chair, Human Machine Interface Interest Group
- >University of California MELVYL System
- >300 Lakeside Dr., 8th floor
- >Oakland, CA 94612
- >lxfol@uccmvsa.bitnet
- >lxf@dla.ucop.edu
- >(510) 987-0552
- >at conference, contact at Radisson Hotel or LITA office
- >
- >
- >
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