http://mitlib.typepad.com/libtalks/
Sessions for the staff of the MIT Libraries
All sessions will take place in DIRC.
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1) Thurs. Oct. 30, 10:30 - 11:30 am
Understanding our users - an overview, with a focus on ethnographic
studies
Nicole Hennig
Traditional usability testing is not the only tool for learning about
users. Ethnographic methods are also very useful, especially for
figuring out deciding which new services to offer.
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2) Mon. Nov. 17, 10:30 - 11:30
How to create a custom search engine using Google Custom Search
Nicole Hennig + Darcy Duke
- learn to create a search engine that searches a set of web sites of
your own choosing
http://www.google.com/coop/cse/
- ideas for custom search engines we could create (especially for
subject-specific open web sites)
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