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PicDebra J. Slone, PhD

Phone: 813.974.7540

E-mail: dslone@cas.usf.edu

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EDUCATION

 

Doctor of Philosophy, Information Science & Library Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Masters in Library and Information Science, University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor of Arts, English, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

o      Usability of information systems

o      End-user information seeking

o      Visual analysis and representation of qualitative data

 

RECENT COURSES

 

o      Information Science in Librarianship

o      Human-computer interaction

o      Design of User Interfaces

o      Ethics

o      Basic information sources and services

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Slone, D J (2009) A methodology for measuring usability evaluation skills using constructivist theory and the second life platform (in press) Journal of Usability Studies, 4(4), 178-188.

 

Slone, D J (2009). Visualizing qualitative information. The Qualitative Report, 14(3) 489-497.

 

Slone, D J (2007). The impact of time constraints on Web search goals and behavior, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 58(4), 508 – 517.

 

Slone, D J (2005). A bird's-eye view of cross-platform Web interaction. Journal of Documentation, 61(5), 657 – 669.

 

Slone, D J (2003). Internet search approaches: The influence of age, search goals and experience. Library and Information Science Research 25(4), 403 – 418.

 

Slone, D J (2002). The Influence of mental models and goals on user search patterns during web interaction. Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology 53(13), 1152–1169.

 

Slone, D J (2000). Encounters with the OPAC: Online searching in public libraries. Journal of the American Society for Information Science 51(8), 757 – 773.

 

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