Task Objective
Understand the process and criteria for evaluating information and resources found on the web, as well as the importance of evaluation information management overall.
Process
Annotation
Dr Brad Myers is a Professor in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University He received his PHD in Computer Science from the university of Toronto and holds a Masters degree from MIT. He consults widely on the topic of user interface design and is widely published on the subject. Dr Myer’s paper – A Brief History of Human Computer Interaction Technology summarises key developments in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) technology. He covers fundamental interactions and application types through to developing trends and technologies. The paper discussed the importance of university research in the future of development in this area concluding that the majority of key research in the field is generated by universities and educational institutions.
Myers, D. (1996). A Brief History of Human Computer Interaction Technology. Retrieved April 29, 2008, from http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~amulet/papers/uihistory.tr.html.
- in terms of your own future use, which ‘body ‘ of information (IE. the original ’snapshot’ of the site, or your own, annotated, analytical version) would be most useful to refer back to?
Becuase it is trasnalted into my own words, I think the annotation will always be more useful providing that ‘use’ does not require a level of detail much greater than the annotation offers. I think in case where a close review of the information was required, my annotation would assist me in finding the source, and quickly summarizing it’s key message and outcomes, however the document itself provides a much deeper dive into the subject matter and this cannot be overlooked in importance.
- In term of external users (i.e. if you included this site as a hyperlink or resource on a website) which body of information would best help them judge if the site was useful or of interest to them?
For external users the same as above would probably apply. They would look to the annotation to get an understanding on what the paper was about and its usefulness to them but the true information would need to come from the paper itself.
