Else Nygren
Associate professor
Uppsala university
Information science
Human-computer interaction

Else Nygren is a senior lecturer in media and communication science and human computer interaction. She lectures in courses like Internet and new media, interaction design and usability evaluation methods.

Nygrens research interest are internet user behavior, particularly the difference between generations. She has performed a number of usability studies in the library sector. For instance a user study of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, an evaluation of search guides for students, a user study of regional libraries in Sweden and an evaluation of subject specific search guides for students at Uppsala university.

Currently Else Nygren is project leader for the Swedish part of the european project Michael plus. This project aims at providing a multi-lingual single access point to digitized cultural collections in Europe.