user experience research

• On Accessibility and Security

  In keeping with our commitment to be a platform for everyone and a good partner to both our current organizational members and those who wish to join us, the Knowledge Commons team recently completed two important reports: the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) and the Higher Education Community Vendor Assessment Toolkit (HECVAT). Taken together these…

• Introducing our revitalized user advisory group!

  At Humanities Commons, one of our core values is cultivating community. Bringing together people with multiple perspectives and backgrounds enables us to work toward deeper collective understanding, enriching our connections to one another and to the world. In this spirit, we’re excited to announce we’re revamping our user advisory group!  This group has existed in…

• Exploring Accessibility and Extended Reality at CES2024

  This post does not represent the views or opinions of Humanities Commons or Michigan State University. Additionally, mention of products, services, individuals, or companies within this post do not indicate support or preference.  Written by Stephanie E. Vasko, User Experience Researcher for Humanities Commons As a Senior User Experience (UX) Researcher in Mesh Research and the…

• An Update from the Commons about our Generative AI Use

  In September, Mesh Research, including the entire Humanities Commons team, met for a one-week, in-person retreat at Michigan State University (more on our retreat to come!).  At the retreat, we spent some time thinking and discussing our use of Generative AI (GAI). GAI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Bard are increasingly part of a multitude…

• Celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day

  Improving accessibility in all areas of our work is fundamental to our ambition to create more just and equitable scholarly communications.  In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we here at Humanities Commons wanted to let you know about some of the work we’re doing behind the scenes to both improve accessibility for site users…