[NORSLIS] Program for the NORSLIS Research course Information Access in Context

[Pertti Vakkari]

Dear doctoral students,

Research course Information Acess in Contexts will take place 
8.-12.5.2006 at the University of Tampere. The program of the course is 
now available at the web site of the course: 
http://www.norslis.net/2006/norslisinformationaccessincontext.htm

You can find the link to the program at the bottom of the page. The 
program is also at the end of this message.

I would like to remind you that the dead line of the application for 
the course closes on March 1. You can find instructions how to apply 
from the web page of the course.

Best regards,

Pertti Vakkari

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Information Access in Context

Location: University of Tampere, Lecture room B3111 at Pinni B-building 
(3rd floor)


Program

Monday 8.5.

09.30-10.00 Introduction
10.00-11.30 A. Blandford: understanding information practices of professionals
11.30-12.30 Lunch
12.30-14.00 E. Toms: Designing search systems to support work tasks and 
user goals
14.00-14.30 Coffee break
14.30-15.30 P. Vakkari. Explanation in information seeking and retrieval

19.00 Gettogether party (location tba)

Tuesday 9.5.

09.00-10.30 A. Blandford: Usability evaluation of Digital Libraries
10.30-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-12.30 Students? papers
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-15.00 K. Järvelin: Searcher's effort and feedback quality in 
interactive IR

Wednesday 10.5.

09.00-10.30 E. Toms: Integrating search systems with work systems
10.30-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-12.30 Students? papers
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-15.00 Students? papers

Thursday 11.5.

09.30-11.00 Students? papers
11.00-11.30 Coffee break
11.30-13.00 Students? papers
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.30 Students? papers

Friday 12.5.

09.00-10.30 Students? papers
10.30-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-12.30 Students? papers
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-14.00 Closing of the research course