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Interaction Eleven | 2 Aug 2010 19:58
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[Sigia-l] Announcing 2 more keynotes for Interaction11: Bruce Sterling & Richard Buchanan!

Hi folks!

We are incredibly pleased to announce our next two invited keynote speakers,
both of whom have been pivotal in defining the course of our profession.

Bruce Sterling is an author, journalist, editor, and critic whose nonfiction
works include The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic
Frontier (1992), Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next Fifty Years (2003), and
Shaping Things (2005).

Richard Buchanan is a professor of Design, Management, and Information
Systems at Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of
Management. Prior to joining the Weatherhead faculty in 2008, he served
Carnegie Mellon University first as Head of the School of Design (1992-2002)
and then as Director of Doctoral Studies (2002-2008), during which time he
inaugurated Interaction Design programs at the Masters and Doctorate level.

With this blockbuster announcement and community submissions from all over
the globe, Interaction11 is once again shaping up as the conference of the
year.

Visit http://www.ixda.org/interaction/reg.html to register today!
Erik Gibb
Marketing Co-Chair for Interaction11
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Pre Conference Seminars: March 30-31
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Ben Clarfelt | 4 Aug 2010 20:05
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[Sigia-l] ****Senior IA required for complex financial services gig.****

Hello all.

I currently have quite a hard core Financial services gig for major high
street bank. 4 weeks work. £400-£450. London. Start date; Monday 9th August,
will wait till 16th August though. 

-Vital that you are an experienced IA who is capable of getting your head
around complex problems. You need to be able to come up with clever
intelligent solutions for complex tough problems.

-Primarily a interface project, you will be required to create wireframes
and prototypes in Axure.

-Ideally you will have financial services experience, however as long as you
have experience in solving complex problems that will be enough. 

-Any experience in financial applications, trading portals will be of major
use.

Please send CVs to ben <at> zebrapeople.com 

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Ben Clarfelt

Digital Consultant

t: 0207 729 4771

m: 07967 313466
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Ben Clarfelt | 4 Aug 2010 20:21
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[Sigia-l] ***UX contracer required to help major website engage with its customer and Target Audience-3 weeks..***

Hello UXs

I currently have an initial 3 week UX contract primarily based in
Isleworth/Hounslow along with an office in Central London to start ASAP.

My client is currently looking at the effectiveness of their current portal
with a view to update their existing site. Very key for my client that they
are specifically hitting their correct target audience and really highly
engaging with their designated customers. 

You will be assessing the structure, functionality and overall look and feel
of the site with the overall aim to make the client website more affective
in terms of directly hitting their target audience and to make sure it
really engages with their customers. Looking for UXs who can really expand
the vision of the site.

This is truly is a really interesting project for any User
Experience/Information Architects to get their hands on. Really pure IA
work, looking to make the whole experience and ease of the website as best
as it could possibly be.

Length; 3 weeks

Day Rate; Negotiable. (£350-£450)

Location; Isleworth and Central London.

If you are interested in finding out more then please send your CV to
ben <at> zebrapeople.com or alternatively give me a call on 07967 313 466.
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Ben Clarfelt | 5 Aug 2010 17:16
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[Sigia-l] 3 new UX contracts to start ASAP (some will wait till 16th August) £350-£450, London.

Hello!!!!

I have 4 new UX contracts to start between 9th August-16th August all
ranging from 1 week to 1 month, London based. See below.

Contracts

1)      3 week UX contract primarily based in Isleworth (Hounslow) and
Central London to start ASAP. You will be assessing the structure,
functionality and overall look and feel of the site with an overall aim to
make the client website more affective in terms of directly hitting their
target audience and to make sure it really engages with their customers. 

2)      4 weeks experienced UX work based in Central London. The actual work
is a financial services project for a major high street bank. Vital that you
can solve complex problems with intelligent solutions. This is primarily a
interface project, however you will be required to create wireframes and
prototypes in Axure. Any experience in the financial services sector or in
financial apps or trading portals will be off major use but not essentials. 

3)      4 weeks UX work based in the funky Brick Lane, London. You need to
be an all round IA, who is happy to get their hand dirty implementing all
areas of IA.  More details coming shortly. Looks like complete website
redesign for major high street brand. £300-£400

4)      1 week UX contract based in Putney/Fulham area. Pure IA work, lots
of wireframes, sitemaps. Working for a major supermarket brand. £300-£400.
Start date Monday 9th August.

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Ben Clarfelt | 9 Aug 2010 19:08
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[Sigia-l] 2-3 month UX Contract-£350, Monday 16th August. (Peterbrough and Remote work)

I am currently looking for 2 User Experience consultants for a 2-3 month
gig, primarily based a few days on site in Peterborough and the rest can be
done remotely. 

You will be working on a complex UK transactional online pension scheme
website. You will be required to role out the UX across several areas of the
site. It is important you can take business requirements, turn them into
wireframes, sitemaps, prototypes ready for designs.

Important to be able to solve complex problems with intellectual solutions. 

Requirement gathering key.

Day Rate; £350 a day

Length2-3 months.

Start Date; 16th August. 

Location; 2-3 days in Peterborough-the rest can be done Remotely

Worth mentioning we offer a £300 referral fee.

If you are interested please send your CV to ben <at> zebrapeople.com 

Thanks Ben

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ICDL | 10 Aug 2010 07:47
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[Sigia-l] Call for paper for International Conference on Digital Library Management (ICDLM) Jan 2011


International Conference on Digital Library Management (ICDLM)
Theme: Extending Benefits of Modern Technology to Public, Academic and
Special Libraries
Science City, Kolkata, 11-13 January, 2011

Venue: Science City, Kolkata

Organiser:  TERI, New Delhi
Co-Organiser:     Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation, Ministry of
Culture, Government of India, Kolkata

Continuous capacity development and awareness programmes are necessary to
achieve the objective of transforming the novice into digital librarians of
future. The success of ICDL 2004, ICDL 2006 and ICDL 2010 has encouraged
and motivated TERI, New Delhi and Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation,
Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Kolkatai to conduct of the ICDLM
2011 which will provide yet another stimulating forum for DL professionals
to share their knowledge, experience and wisdom.

The conference will focus on creation, adoption, implementation and
utilization of digital libraries, e-learning and a knowledge society. We
invite you all to submit your research paper.

Who should participate?

   (a)    Professionals from public, academic and special libraries
   (b)    Information Technology professionals.
   (c)    Content and knowledge managers
   (d)    Policy makers
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Richard Hill | 10 Aug 2010 16:55

[Sigia-l] ASIST Annual Meeting 2010 Available

 AWe're excited to announce the schedule and special events at the 
ASIS&T 2010 Annual Meeting: Navigating Streams in an Information Ecosystem 
October 22-27 in Pittsburgh, PA. http://www.asis.org/asist2010/

You can now view the full detailed schedule on our event website as well as 
descriptions of seminars on October 22-23, full and half-day workshops on 
October 27 and social events planned for the main conference. 

Visit our website to view lists of the papers, panels and speakers scheduled 
for the conference. This year's event also has new features such as the 
Student Design Competition as well as emphasis on dynamic poster presentations, videos and demos. 

Employers and job seekers can participate now in the Job Placement program by placing 
position posting and resumes. This free service is open to all attendees. We'll provide 
space during the conference for those who wish to schedule interviews. 

ASIS&T 2010 Annual Meeting Event Links
Event Website: http://www.asis.org/asist2010/index.html
Full schedule: http://www.asis.org/asist2010/schedule-overview.html
Registration: http://www.asis.org/asist2010/register.html

View the topics and sessions on our detailed program. This year’s event features great 
coverage in many areas of Information Science, here’s a quick sample of topics:

Collaborative Science
Digital Collections
Health Information
Image Seeking, Retrieval & Use
Information Behavior
Information Sharing
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Sheila King | 10 Aug 2010 19:52
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[Sigia-l] Outsell Invites You to Participate in Our Information Management Survey - REMINDER

Apologies for cross-postings

You are reminded to participate in Outsell's (
<http://www.outsellinc.com/> www.outsellinc.com) 11th annual Information
Management Benchmark Study, which tracks the trends of your profession.  

This survey will engage managers and directors in the following areas:

- Library and information management

- Vendor portfolio management

- Knowledge management

- Records management

- Competitive intelligence

Participants from corporate, non-profit, government, education, healthcare
and public libraries are invited to participate. Key benchmark questions
will be covered in the following areas: 

Organization, Reporting; Budgets; Staffing; Users; Services; Vendor
Portfolio Management; Strategic Management and Metrics.

Those who complete the survey will be entered in a drawing for the
following prizes: one of two Apple iPads and 25 Amazon gift certificates
valued at $25 US dollars each. Top-line results will also be available
about two months after the survey closes. Your participation will help the
information management community to manage future challenges.
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Tom Donehower | 10 Aug 2010 21:01
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[Sigia-l] Examples of Document Workflow

Hi,

Anyone have great examples of workflow user experiences? Specifically, great
UI and process for  approval, edit, and rejection of documents.

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Richard Mensah | 11 Aug 2010 11:32

[Sigia-l] Senior UXA, 6 mth contract, Leading Bank, London, £500 - £600 per day

A major European Investment House with a global reach is seeking to grow its
FX
(and then other products) business within an aggressive timespan with
substantial investment in trading systems.

Role:
UX Architect is required for eCommerce eTrading systems. Reporting to the
Head
Of UX, the candidate will work closely with development teams and our
customers,
envisioning and designing the applications we create. They will be
responsible
for every aspect of the system's user experience - the overall flow and
layout
of the screens, the fields and information presented, the actions and
interactions that are provided, and the visualizations of the data. They
will be
involved in solving workflow problems, developing new ways of presenting
market
data, trading screens and figuring out what tools the client needs in their
solution that even anticipate their need and create inovative solution.
This role would involve strong analysis of requirements and ability to
develop
process flows, wireframes, and mockups to conceptualize and communicate
high-level design strategies

Senior UXA, 6 mth contract, Leading Bank, London, £500 - £600 per day

Objectives critical to success of the role (if applicable):
The successful applicant will possess an extremely strong work ethic with
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