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<p class="MsoNormal"><img width="230" height="111" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD949D.D0D3CC10" alt="Orsla_v3a"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">ORSLA Professional Development Team is excited to present “Usability Basics for the Information Professional” a webinar presentation by Uta Hussong-Christian and Jane Nichols of OSU<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">ORSLA will be holding events in both Corvallis (where Uta & Jane will be) and in Portland. Not able to make it to one of our events? You can connect remotely!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">When:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> September 20<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Time:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> 6:00-7:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Cost: </span>
</b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Member-online: $7.00</span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Member-in person: $10.00</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Non-member online: $12.00</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Non-member in-person: $15.00</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Student Member: $5.00 (regardless of location)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Locations:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<i>Corvallis</i> - <span style="background:white">OSU, Valley Library Willamette East Seminar Room, 3rd floor<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://oregonstate.edu/campusmap/"><span style="color:windowtext;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">Directions</span></a>
(the Valley Library (VLib) is in the middle of the upper right quadrant on the online map. Easiest entrance is on north side of building. Use the Parking link on map webpage to add “parking” layer. Easiest visitor lot is on the northeast corner of 14<sup>th</sup>
& Jefferson. After 5:00 pm, visitor lots have no fees.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Portland</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> – Davis, Wright, Tremaine 1300 SW 5<sup>th</sup> Ave, Suite 2400 (Wells Fargo Building)
<a href="http://www.dwt.com/offices/portland/">http://www.dwt.com/offices/portland/</a> **you will need to check in with security if you arrive after 6pm**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Note: In-person locations include light snacks<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A">Register now:
<a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TQCK382"><span style="color:#E36C0A">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TQCK382</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Usability Basics for the Information Professional</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">If you have ever been baffled by the ways in which your users interact with the web tools and resources that you have worked so hard to create or provide,
it may be time to think about usability testing. But don't panic! Just because you are not a usability expert or do not have a local usability group to call upon does not mean that "use-ability" testing is out of reach. In
<i>Don't Make Me Think</i>, Steven Krug notes that "After all, usability really just means...making sure that something works well: that a person of average (or even below average) ability and experience can use the thing - whether it's a Web site, a fighter
jet, or a revolving door - for its intended purpose without getting hopelessly frustrated." In this session, we will use case studies t</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">o demonstrate why information professionals
should consider usability testing. We will share tips and tools used to conduct testing so you can improve your users’ experiences regardless of the context in which you work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Uta Hussong-Christian, Oregon State University Libraries Usability Team (former member)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Jane Nichols, Oregon State University Libraries Usability Team (current member)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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