User-centred library websites :

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

025.0422

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