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User-centred design, e-research, and adaptive capacity in cultural institutions: The case of the Women on Farms Gathering collection

Pang, Natalie Lee-San and Schauder, Donald and Quartly, Marian and Dale-Hallett, Liza (2006) User-centred design, e-research, and adaptive capacity in cultural institutions: The case of the Women on Farms Gathering collection. In Khoo, C. and Singh, D. and Chaudhry, A.S., Eds. Proceedings A-LIEP 2006: Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education & Practice 2006 (A-LIEP 2006), pages pp. 526-535, Singapore.

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Abstract

This paper explores how the interaction between community members, researchers and cultural institutions can be leveraged to produce improved results for all through the interplay of user-centred design (UCD) and participative action research informed by structuration theory. We discuss through a case study of a Women on Farms Gathering (WoFG) collection in Victoria, our vision of UCD, the potential of using ICT to facilitate e-research, and the reflexive adaptation of cultural institutions.

EPrint Type:Conference Paper
Keywords:Cultural institutions, e-research, user-centred design, Action research, Structuration theory, Women on Farms Gathering (WoFG) collection
Subjects:Digital Libraries
Archives
Academic Libraries
Archaeology
Anthropology
ID Code:1431
Deposited On:31 May 2007
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