Nicole Campbell
Electronic Services Coordinator
Affiliations:
In my work at WSU Vancouver, I am affiliated with several units and departments: WSU Vancouver Library, Vancouver Information Services, and WSU Libraries.
Liaison Responsibilities:
I serve as a liaison between the library and the following areas on campus: Digital Technology & Culture, English, Fine Arts, and Sociology. As liaison, I provide instruction to courses in these areas, as well assisting faculty with their research and instruction needs.
Vita:
My vita serves as a record of my professional life.
Courses:
In addition to guest lectures given to a variety of classes each semester, I also periodically teach the following courses:
- DTC 478: Usability & Interface Design (course website - password-protected)
- GE 301: Connecting to University Learning Goals
- Eng 356: Electronic Research and the Rhetoric of Information (Sample Syllabus)
- GenEd 300: Accessing Information for Research (Sample Syllabus)
Research Interests:
There are, of course, many areas that interest me. Over the years, my research interests have focused primarily on the areas of usability assessment of web-based resources, accessibility, and virtual reference services.
- Usability assessment. For instance, see Usability testing and Put it to the test
- Accessibility of web services & resources
Other Interests:
There are many interesting and exciting things happening in the areas of technology, web development, and libraries. Some that have caught my attention include:
- Google: The folks at Google always have intriguing projects coming out of their labs, including Google Scholar and Google Print.
- Web 2.0: In the ever-changing web world, there are always new things cropping up. Some of the most recent revolve around community and social networking concepts including tagging/folksonomy, social bookmarking (del.icio.us) and wikis (wikipedia).