Institutional permission/approval for usability testing?

[Ken Varnum]

We [University of Michigan Library] applied for and obtained blanket IRB
approval for that informal usability studies, though our definition of
informal may include the recording of subjects.


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On Mon, 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.*
> Associate Professor and Reference & Instruction Librarian
>
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