“Operator! Give me the number for 911!” -- Homer Simpson

 

My general research area is interactive information retrieval.

I received a Ph.D. in information science, minor in computer science, from Indiana University in 2007.  I joined the School of Library and Information Studies at The University of Alabama in Fall 2007.  My research in interactive information retrieval examines user interaction with visual resources (mostly video) and the design of user interfaces for digital libraries.  I have conducted such studies from different contexts, including k-12 education and, most recently, health and medicine.  This newer research interest strives to build novel designs that are capable of feeding enhanced and reliable textual and multimedia information to medical doctors for supporting their decision-making processes.  Some of my publications in interactive video retrieval include:

Albertson, D. (In Press). Examining feedback in interactive video retrieval. Journal of Information Science. Accepted August 28, 2012.

Albertson, D. & Haldy, A. (2013). Designing for specialized visual domains: A preparatory qualitative analysis for a digital collection in the Book Arts. The Electronic Library, 31(5).

Albertson, D. & Meadows III, C. (2011). Situated topic complexity in interactive video retrieval. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 62(9), 1676-1695. DOI: 10.1002/asi.21573

Albertson, D. (2010). Influences of users’ familiarity with visual search topics on interactive video digital libraries. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 61(12), 2490-2502. DOI: 10.1002/asi.21413

Albertson, D. (2010). Analyzing user interaction with the ViewFinder video retrieval system. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 61(2), 238-252. DOI: 10.1002/asi.21257