%SECTION            Academic Unit
%Country            Canada, Ontario, Toronto
%Shortname          Univ. of Toronto, Library & Information Science
%Institution        University of Toronto
%Unit               Faculty of Library and Information Science
%Address            140 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA M5S 1A1
%Phone              416-978-3234
%Fax                416-971-1399
%Email              cherry@flis.utoronto.ca
%Contact            Joan M. Cherry
%Updated            1993-04-01
%Degrees            Master of Information Science, Ph.D.
%HCI_MS_Theses      
%HCI_PhD_Theses     
%HCI_MS_Current     
%HCI_PhD_Current    
%Description Emphasis on the behaviour of people who create and
use information; the production and use of information in
organizations; the interaction of users with systems and with
information; the social impact of information technology.
%Facilities 

%SECTION            HCI Program
%Contact            Joan M. Cherry
%Title              Associate Professor
%Address            Faculty of Library and Information Science
140 St. George St.
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA M5S 1A1
%Phone              416-978-4663
%FAX                416-971-1399
%Email              cherry@flis.utoronto.ca
%Program 
%Other_Contacts +
 * Marilyn Mantei, Associate Professor (joint appointment with
   Computer Science) mantei@flis.utoronto.ca

%SECTION            HCI Faculty
%Name               Joan M. Cherry
%Title              Associate Professor
%Degree             Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, Information Science
%Phone              416-978-4663
%Email              cherry@flis.utoronto.ca
%Interests +
 * Online help
 * Interfaces for Information Retrieval Systems
 * usability testing
%Publications +

%SECTION            HCI Faculty
%Name               Andrew Clement
%Title              Associate Professor
%Degree             Ph.D., University of Toronto, Computer Science
%Phone              416-978-3111
%Email              clement@flis.utoronto.ca
%Interests +
 * Social implications of information technology
 * human-centered systems development
%Publications +

%SECTION            HCI Faculty
%Name               Charles Meadow
%Title              Professor
%Degree             M.S., Rutgers, Mathematics
%Phone              416-978-4665
%Email              meadow@flis.utoronto.ca
%Interests +
 * Human-computer communication
 * Development of computer intermediaries for database searching
%Publications +

%SECTION            HCI Courses
%Title              Human performance and computerized information systems
%Number             LIS 2528
%Instructor         Cherry
%Frequency          Annual
%Times_Taught       5
%Enrollment         
%Format             
%Tools              
%Text               
%Description The factors which affect user performance with
computerized information systems, principles for designing usable
systems, and methodologies for assessing usability.

%SECTION            HCI Courses
%Title              User centered information systems development
%Number             LIS 2748
%Instructor         Clement, Meadow
%Frequency          Annual
%Times_Taught       4
%Enrollment         
%Format             
%Tools              
%Text               
%Description Theoretical and practical implications for a
user-centered perspective on the development of computerized
information systems.  Topics include user participation,
alternative development methodologies, end-user computing,
prototyping techniques, computer cooperative work. Emphasis on
the development of systems at the workgroup level using common
software packages.

%SECTION            HCI Courses
%Title              The social impact of information technology
%Number             LIS 2538
%Instructor         Clement
%Frequency          Annual
%Times_Taught       3
%Enrollment         
%Format             
%Tools              
%Text               
%Description Examines some of the major social issues related to
the computerization of society.  A unifying theme is to view
information technology as providing the means for social as well
as technical control with the various drawbacks and advantages
this can mean.

