Jenny Preece
Encyclopedia
Jenny Preece is the Dean of the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland
, as of 2006. She researches online communities and is known for her work on what makes such a community successful, and how usability factors interact with socialibility in online communities.
, later becoming faculty there.
She went on to be a Research Professor of Information Systems and Director of the Research Center for People and Systems Interaction at London South Bank University
in London
.
She has also published papers on trust, community, and etiquette online.
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
, as of 2006. She researches online communities and is known for her work on what makes such a community successful, and how usability factors interact with socialibility in online communities.
Life and work
Preece gained her Ph.D. at the Open UniversityOpen University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
, later becoming faculty there.
She went on to be a Research Professor of Information Systems and Director of the Research Center for People and Systems Interaction at London South Bank University
London South Bank University
London South Bank University is a university in south London. With over 25,000 students and 1,700 staff, it is based in the London Borough of Southwark, near the South Bank of the River Thames, from which it takes its name...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Publications
- Helen Sharp, Yvonne Rogers & Jenny Preece: Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction, 2nd ed. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., (2007) ISBN 0-470-01866-6
- Online Communities: Designing Usability, Supporting Sociability (2000)
- Human-Computer Interaction co-author, with Yvonne Rogers, Helen Sharp, David Benyon, Simon Holland, and Tom Carey, (1994) ISBN 0-201-62769-8
She has also published papers on trust, community, and etiquette online.