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Library Usability Information
- University
of Arizona
- This link contains a number of usability papers and presentationg
given by staff at the University of Arizona Library. Scroll down the
page to the "Presentations by Access 2000" heading.
- California Digital
Library
- Assessment and Usability at CDL; Includes information on a "Usability
testing toolkit".
- Usability
at MIT
- The Web Advisory Group's website on usability testing at the MIT
Library.
- MIT
Libraries: The Big Test
- Usability testing to find out how MIT users interact with their
information environment as a whole, not just how people search each
individual component of that environment (from 2002)
- University of
Michigan Usability
- UM Library Usability Studies and resources
- University
of Virginia
- Usability testing at the University of Virginia
- University of
Washington Usability
- Includes information on usability and assessment effots at UWASH
Usability Websites
- Articles
on Usability
- From Human Factors International (HFI), a user-centered design company.
- Jakob Nielsen's Website
- Including 'Alertbox'; one of the most popular column's on web usability.
- Usability.gov Website
- US Deptartment of Health and Human Services, resource for designing
usable, useful and accessible web sites and user interfaces
- Topics
in Usability from the Usability and User Experience Community
- These pages are collections of resources on specific topics of interest
to usability practitioners, including books, websites, articles, tools,
and organizations. The Usability and User Experience Community is a
community of practice within STC, the Society for Technical Communication.
- Articles & Interviews from
the UIE Roadshow
- UIE (User Interface Engineering) sponsers training in field techniques,
persona development, and usability testing. Articles by Jared M. Spool,
such as "Seven Common Usability Testing Mistakes" and "Preventing
Usability Problems from the Get-go"are included here.
- The LUCID Community
- The goal of LUCID is to advance the profession of usability professional
and user experience designer. This site is a place for sharing ideas,
outreach and resources.
Bibliography for DLG
- The
Culture of Usability
- New Architect; August 2002. Quality Assurance: Passing the Test
Making small changes to the process, and bringing responsibility in-house,
means you can spend less and get more from your usability testing
program.
- "If
at first you don't succeed ...": web site redesign at the UNLV Libraries by
Kyle Felker; Su Kim Chung
- Library Hi Tech 2005; Volume 23: Number 1; Page: 50 -- 65
Abstract: Purpose - To document a library web site
redesign from start to finish, with special attention and emphasis
placed on process - what worked and what did not. Design/methodology/approach
- Documentation and techniques used in the redesign are discussed in
depth, with special attention as to why these techniques were chosen,
how they were integrated into the process, and what problems were encountered.
Findings - One of the biggest problems with a redesign is the political
dimension and communication issues involved, rather than the technical
problems. Deciding what testing methodology to use to gather patron
input and using that input efficiently in the site design are also
a challenging area. Research limitations/implications - Since this
is a case study, some of the problems encountered may not be applicable
to other libraries in different environments. At the same time, many
of the findings relating to problems with communication are general
and could apply to redesign efforts in a variety of environments. Practical
implications - It is hoped that this paper may serve as a foundation
on which a more generic process for effecting a redesign can be developed,
one that may apply to all or most redesigns in all or most libraries.
Originality/value - There are very few papers in the literature dealing
with the process of managing a redesign - most focus on other aspects,
such as skill sets or test findings.
- Full
Project Report for University of Washington (PDF)
- "UW Libraries Website Redesign 2003-2003" June 14, 2004
- Usability
testing for library websites: a hands-on guide by Elaina Norlin
- Chapter 4: Pre-assessment and Planning
- Website
Strategic Plan
- University Libraries of Notre Dame
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