How Helpful is Web-Scale Discovery? A Usability Study with Undergraduate Students

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How Helpful is Web-Scale Discovery? A Usability Study with Undergraduate Students

Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 2:05 PM–2:50 PM CDT

Room 204

Conference Track

5. User Experience

Keywords

Web-scale discovery, Usability

Learning Objectives

Assess usability of web-scale discovery systems from the perspective of an average undergraduate student user, Improve web-scale discovery system interface based on evidence-based usability test findings, Apply basic best practices to usability testing designs

Abstract

This presentation focuses on the design of discovery system in addressing the information needs of undergraduate students. The presenters will introduce comparative finding from a usability study of students answering common research questions using either the EBSCO Discovery Service or traditional library resources, and discuss implications for future improvements.