George, Carole A.
User-centred library websites : usability evaluation methods / User-centered library websites Carole A. George. - Oxford : Chandos Pub., 2008. - xii, 231 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Chandos information professional series . - Chandos information professional series. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-226) and index.
Introduction to usability - what is it and why use it?; Getting started - gathering information - useful at the beginning of the process, it describes the methods used to gather information that feed the interface design - contextual inquiry, interviews, focus groups, and surveys; Designing the website - describes the methods used to gather information about specific aspects of the design process: participatory design, card sorting and paper prototyping; Examining the website - describes methods used to examine a finished interface to check that it meets criteria for user-centered design - heuristic evaluation, cognitive walkthrough; Testing the website - describes the methods that are used to evaluate a finished interface and to check that it meets criteria for user-centered design: usability testing, think aloud protocols; Additional information - additional resources and examples of letters, scripts and forms.
9781843343592 (pbk.) 1843343592 (pbk.) 9781843343608 (hbk.) 1843343606 (hbk.)
2012464829
GBA788981 bnb
014236003 Uk
Library Web sites--Evaluation.
User-centered system design.
Human-computer interaction.
Z674.75.W67 / G46 2008
025.04 / GEU
User-centred library websites : usability evaluation methods / User-centered library websites Carole A. George. - Oxford : Chandos Pub., 2008. - xii, 231 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Chandos information professional series . - Chandos information professional series. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-226) and index.
Introduction to usability - what is it and why use it?; Getting started - gathering information - useful at the beginning of the process, it describes the methods used to gather information that feed the interface design - contextual inquiry, interviews, focus groups, and surveys; Designing the website - describes the methods used to gather information about specific aspects of the design process: participatory design, card sorting and paper prototyping; Examining the website - describes methods used to examine a finished interface to check that it meets criteria for user-centered design - heuristic evaluation, cognitive walkthrough; Testing the website - describes the methods that are used to evaluate a finished interface and to check that it meets criteria for user-centered design: usability testing, think aloud protocols; Additional information - additional resources and examples of letters, scripts and forms.
9781843343592 (pbk.) 1843343592 (pbk.) 9781843343608 (hbk.) 1843343606 (hbk.)
2012464829
GBA788981 bnb
014236003 Uk
Library Web sites--Evaluation.
User-centered system design.
Human-computer interaction.
Z674.75.W67 / G46 2008
025.04 / GEU