Earlier this semester Dr. Asim Qayyum of the School of Information Studies and Alice Ferguson of the Division of Library Services hosted an open house of the new Digital Library Usability Lab. The Lab has been setup to facilitate Human Computer Interaction (HCI) research and transform the experiences that people have with new technologies.The objective is to study the needs of computer users to evaluate and develop technologies, and to ensure that the needs and practices of users are reflected in future software applications and information technologies.
Primary activities will include carrying out research to study and design user interfaces, and to carry out usability studies.
CSU Researchers can book the facilities available in the lab for project use.
Equipment available in the lab:
- Three high end desktop PCs running on Windows XP, equipped with microphones, headset, and Webcam.
- Morae 3 software with Manager, observer, and recorder modules to record interactions.
- Two rooms to accommodate researcher and experiment participants.
- One way mirror between rooms to facilitate observation.
