The article describes the interactive information systems by way of the interface with information users, under the perspective of the man-computer interaction. It presents the origins of information use studies through references of Information and Computer Science, showing practical and epistemological contributions of user and usability studies. The article is concluded with the ratification of the need of interdisciplinary dialogue between these studies in face of the use of technological products in contemporary society and culture, pointing to intersecting fields
Information users; Information systems; Man-computer interaction; Users studies; Usability
