Usability Testing for Library Web Sites: A Hands-On Guide

Usability Testing for Library Web Sites: A Hands-On Guide

ISBN-10:
0838935117
ISBN-13:
9780838935118
Pub. Date:
08/01/2001
Publisher:
American Library Association
ISBN-10:
0838935117
ISBN-13:
9780838935118
Pub. Date:
08/01/2001
Publisher:
American Library Association
Usability Testing for Library Web Sites: A Hands-On Guide

Usability Testing for Library Web Sites: A Hands-On Guide

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Overview

How good is your library's Website? Unless you're the librarian who set them up, online library services can be hard to navigate. In fact, many users give up in frustration without ever finding what they're looking for. Nowadays, many of the search and retrieval services that previously were database-driven are now Web-based and part of the library's official Website. So as libraries increasingly use the Web to deliver both in-house and remote services online, it is critical that their sites are engaging, easy to navigate, and created with the end user - the library customer - in mind. This soup to nuts guide will help beginners and experts alike to determine, in a systematic way, how well their Websites are performing for their customers. Applying the best practices of usability testing, you will learn how to gauge: How easy it is for new users to learn how to navigate and use the site; How easy it is for trained users to interact with it; How effective the site is in pointing users to the information they're looking for; Whether or not users are motivated to use the technology The expert author team walks you through not only the process of performing usability testing, but also creating allies among decision-makers to support testing, revisions inspired by collected data, and cost management. For all types of libraries, this step-by-step manual is a sure-fire tool for creating a winning Website for savvy library customers.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780838935118
Publisher: American Library Association
Publication date: 08/01/2001
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 84
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)

Table of Contents

Figuresv
Prefacevii
Acknowledgmentsix
1Foundations of Usability Testing1
2Web Design Guidelines10
3Getting Buy-in18
4Preassessment and Planning24
5Preparing and Evaluating the Usability Test31
6Usability Testing Example49
Additional Readings65
Index67
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