Greetings:
The User Studies Working Group, one of four working groups in the DLF Assessment Interest Group (AIG), is happy to release the final draft of "Surveying the Landscape: Use and Usability Assessment of Digital Libraries<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i9x1Su48KWBU14I0i5odrxh1SCYurrGWLXlfiST5NLI/edit?usp=sharing>."
"Surveying the Landscape" identifies the strengths and gaps in the current literature on three topics related to use and usability:
* Making usability studies more accessible to librarians ("usability studies")
* Tracking the return on investment (ROI) for digital libraries ("return on investment")
* Developing a better understanding of the reuse of digital library materials ("content reuse")
Building on this white paper, the User Studies Working Group will begin work on two new projects in 2016. Those interested in learning more about the User Studies Working Group, or the DLF AIG, should visit our wiki page<https://wiki.diglib.org/Assessment:User_Studies>. Emails regarding next steps and new projects will be shared in the coming weeks.
If you have any questions or comments about the final draft, or getting involved in new projects, please contact Santi Thompson ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>).
DLF User Studies Working Group
Joyce Chapman, Duke University
Jody DeRidder, University of Alabama
Megan Hurst, Athenaeum21 Consulting
Elizabeth Joan Kelly, Loyola University New Orleans
Martha Kyrillidou, Association of Research Libraries
Caroline Muglia, University of Southern California
Genya O'Gara, Virtual Library of Virginia
Ayla Stein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Santi Thompson, University of Houston
Rachel Trent, George Washington University
Liz Woolcott, Utah State University
Tao Zhang, Purdue University
Santi Thompson, Head of Digital Repository Services
University Libraries
University of Houston
A Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university
713-743-9685
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