Usability Person?

From: Andrew Darby <darby.lists_at_nyob>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 11:24:09 -0400
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Hello, all.  This is perhaps a bit off-topic, but I was wondering how many
of you have a dedicated usability person as part of your development team.
Right now, we have a sort of ad hoc Usability Team, and I'd like to make a
pitch for hiring someone who will have the time and inclination to manage
this effort more effectively.

Anything you'd care to share (on-list or off-) would be welcome.  I'm
especially curious about whether or not this is a full-time responsibility
for someone in your organization or if it's shared with another job
function; if you find this position is working out well or you wish you'd
spent the money on more robots instead; where this person resides in your
org chart; what sort of qualifications you looked for when hiring; etc.

Thanks,

Andrew

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Andrew Darby
Head, Web & Emerging Technologies
University of Miami Libraries
Received on Wed Oct 30 2013 - 11:25:21 EDT