Institutional permission/approval for usability testing?

[Laura Robbins]

Hi Alec,

When I've done usability studies, I don't request any personal data from my
participants, and I do go through our IRB.

Any human subjects research has to go through your IRB.

Laura Pope Robbins
Professor/Reference Librarian
Dowling College


On Oct 20, 2014, at 4:24 PM, Alexander Sonsteby <
Alexander.Sonsteby at metrostate.edu> wrote:

  Hi, all,


 I am writing to ask how many of your libraries have sought institutional
review board (IRB)/human subject review board (HSRB) approval to conduct
informal usability testing on your libraries' websites. By "informal" I
mean that you don't record your test subjects, track their names or other
personal identifiers (like student ID numbers) in a database, etc.


 I realize that this may be a sensitive topic for some, so feel free to
write me off-list if you prefer.


 Thank you,

Alec


  *Alec Sonsteby, M.S.*
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