Indiana Online Users Group Spring Meeting: Face to Interface (W

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Friday, April 18th is the last day to register at the "early" price.  



 Indiana Online Users Group  Spring Meeting
 Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
 Friday April 25, 1997

 You may have a home page, but how well can your users navigate it?
 --Have you incorporated the principles of good design? --Have you
 tested your page for usability? --Does your page conform to ADA
 guidelines?

 Join Your Colleagues for the Indiana Online Users Group  Spring
 meeting. "FACE TO INTERFACE: IMPROVING YOUR WEB PAGE DESIGN,"
 Friday, April 25, 1997, Indiana University-Purdue University,
 Indianapolis, University Library.

 Agenda

  9:00 am    Registration and continental breakfast

  9:30       Welcome and IOLUG business meeting

 10:30      Program
  * Christine Fitzpatrick, IUPUI, will address visual design
 principles for computer interfaces and various types of usability
 testing.  ( Her credentials and information on her current course,  
Visual Elements of Technical Documents, see:
http://www.engr.iupui.edu/~fitzpatr/

* Sharon Hay, IUPUI Library, will discuss the 
process of   redesigning  the IUPUI Library home page and her use of a
simple   usability test which can be replicated easily by other
libraries at  little or no charge.  The IUPUI University Library's web
pages are at:     http://www-lib.iupui.edu/home.html and see 
http://www-lib.iupui.edu/libinfo/publications.html for a  
--publication co-authored by Sharon.  

  * Wade Wingler, Crossroads Rehabilitation, will discuss the ADA
 aspects of designing a web site and software which can "read" web
 pages for the visually impaired.

 1:00 p.m.     Lunch on your own at the IUPUI food court

 2:00     Breakout sessions
* * Additional methodologies for usability testing
  * More on adaptive technologies
  * Critique your web site--put Sharon's technique into action
  * Critique commercial library database interfaces--help evaluate
  competing products

**Cathy Spiaggia, Manager of Usability Consulting Services at 
Indiana University (Bloomington) will lead the breakout session on
Additional methodologies for usability testing.

 3:30     Wrap up and Door Prizes

 Parking: IUPUI North Street Garage, cost $5.00.
 See IUPUI  map at:
     http://www.iupui.edu/home/maptest.html
 ______________________________________________

 REGISTRATION FORM

Name:
Institution:
Address:
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 Email:

    Please mark 1st and 2nd choices for breakout sessions

    ____ Additional methodologies for usability testing
    ____ Critique your website
    ____ More on adaptive technologies
    ____ Critique commercial library database interfaces


 ____ I require Americans with Disabilities Act special assistance on
 site

 Cost on or before April 18, 1997, is $13 for IOLUG members, $18 for
 guests. Late registration (after April 18, 1997) is $18 for IOLUG
 members, $23 for guests.

 New memberships received by April 18 will be honored through June 30,
 1988.

 Make checks payable to Indiana Online Users Group.

 Mail to Larry Baerveldt,
 IOLUG Membership Chair,
 1165 E. Telegraph Rd,
 Madison, IN, 47250.
 email: BAERVELDT at Hanover.edu