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User-centred library websites : usability evaluation methods /

by George, Carole A.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Chandos information professional series: Publisher: Oxford : Chandos Pub., 2008Description: xii, 231 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781843343592 (pbk.); 1843343592 (pbk.); 9781843343608 (hbk.); 1843343606 (hbk.).Other title: User-centered library websites.Subject(s): Library Web sites -- Evaluation | User-centered system design | Human-computer interaction
Contents:
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.
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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.

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