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Arthur Murphy
Arthur Murphy

Arthur Murphy is Web Services Team Leader at the Emory University Libraries. He uses his information architecture skills to develop websites, multimedia, and cohesive user experiences to support access to library information resources by students, faculty, and staff.

[edit] Background

Arthur has an MS in Information Design and Technology [1997] from the Georgia Institute of Technology , and a BA in English Literature [1967] from Middlebury College. Arthur has worked in the field of information technology in both private industry (IBM) and academia (Georgia Tech + Emory University).

Arthur’s computer experience includes ten years of software design, two years of multimedia creation, and six years experience in Internet development. His current work in information architecture is informed by his expertise in issues of accessibility. His employment prior to Emory University includes both traditional information systems design and teaching in an academic environment designed for the inclusion of students with disabilities.

Arthur co-taught CS 8803-HCI Professional Practicum in the HCI Masters program in the College of Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology: spring semester 2006, fall semester 2006-7, and fall semester 2007-8.

[edit] Interests

Arthur's primary interest is in the area of usability, with a specialization in accessibility for people with disabilities.

He served as peer review panelist for the National Science Foundation’s SBIR grant program to fund innovative technology to assist people with disabilities – August 2001, September 2002, August 2003, and August 2004.

[edit] Publications

  • “Legal Requirements and Implications of Section 508 - The Policy of Accessibility ” – Panel presentation: The 3rd annual Public Health Information Network (PHIN) Conference in Atlanta – May 2005
    http://www.cdc.gov/phin/conference/05conference/05-12-05/8G_Murphy.pdf

  • Served as Georgia Institute of Technology’s representative to the Committee of the Federal Government responsible for drafting standards to implement access to information by people with disabilities. [The 1998 Amendments to Section 508 directed the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) to develop and publish standards.] – fall 1998 - spring 1999.
    http://www.access-board.gov/508.htm

  • “Literacy by and for the computer" [with William Curtis] Innovation – the quarterly journal of the industrial designers society of America – spring 1999.

  • “Web Usability and Technology" Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine (ISSN 1076-027X), http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1999/jan/murphy.html January 1999.

  • “Approaches to Integrating Pedagogy and Multimedia: An Expanded Definition of API,” a paper - Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education - conference in Freiburg, Germany, June 1998.

  • Ira, Vanessa B.; “Barrier Free Education” in magazine: Exceptional Parent, February, 1988, Vol. 28, Issue 2, (article about Web site / Master’s Project – Barrier free Education – based on telephone interview / e-mail / Web site review with Arthur Murphy.)

  • The Evolution of Access - Outlook Magazine; June 1997

  • “Interface Design: Implications for Students with Disabilities,” a paper - Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education - conference in Calgary, Canada, June 1997.

[edit] Presentations

  • “Focus Groups: The Good, the Bad, and the Unanticipated” – Brown Bag Presentation – June 2007

  • “Pervasive Accessibility, redux” – Presentation to CDC – November 2006

  • “The Other Convergence: Awareness, Advocacy, Law, Technology, & Common Sense” – Panel [co-moderator with William Curtis]: The Sixth International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility – conference in Atlanta – October 2004

  • “Pervasive Accessibility” – Presentation to CDC – September 2004

  • Served as peer review panelist for the National Science Foundation’s SBIR grant program to fund innovative technology to assist people with disabilities – August 2001, September 2002, August 2003, and August 2004.

  • “Designing for Non-Traditional Modalities” [with Brinda Cockburn, E-Z Gov] – Presentation to CHI Atlanta – February 2003

  • “Pixels for Kids - Multimedia and Websites - Another Design Perspective” [with Monica Ellingson and Kimberly Sass] – Presentation to CHI Atlanta – July 2002

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