Notes from the Chair Dear ACM SIGDOC Members, This is my first of what will be five editions of Notes from the Chair from me, as I act as interim Chair until the next election. Many new positive steps have
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A new SIGDOC website! Now officially launched and available: http://sigdoc.acm.org/. Please bookmark this new URL and feel free to provide input to our webmaster, Jen Riehle: jen_riehle@ncsu.edu ACM Awards announced The ACM press release announcing the following five awards was
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Sound Usability? Usability heuristics and guidelines for user-centered podcasts Jennifer L. Bowie, Ph.D. Screen Space 2241 Blenheim Ct Marietta, GA 30066 001-404-931-2364 jbowie@screenspace.org ABSTRACT In this paper, I explore usability for podcasts. I begin with a definition of podcasting.
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Notes from the Field: Some thoughts on audience and context in software development and user assistance SIGDOC Student Chapter News European Chapter of SIGDOC ITmatters@IU Newsletter Call for Papers from ICCATE 2011 Notes from the Field: Some thoughts on audience and
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SIGDOC 2011 ACM SIGDOC, with its emphasis on communication and information, and its strong links to information science, design studies, and cognitive and computer science, aims to continue expanding its creative interactions and energies in Europe. Conference Details: http://www.sigdoc.org/2011/
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Notes from the SIGDOC Chair Brad Mehlenbacher Dear SIGDOC Members, Coordination and planning continues for ACM SIGDOC 2011, the 29th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication (http://sigdoc.org/2011) being held in Pisa, Italy, this upcoming October 3r to 5th, 2011.