ER&L 2016

April 3–6, 2016

Austin, Texas

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S79 - Improving UX for Research Success

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 9:00 AM–9:45 AM CDT

Room 105

Conference Track

5. User Experience

Learning Objectives

Attendees will come away from this session with an understanding of how human-centered design is fundamental to developing good products and delivering great user experience.

Specific takeaways include:

How design benefits user experience
Key design principles developed through a platform redesign
Insights gleaned from usability studies with students and librarians alike about ebook platforms

Abstract

We all recognize bad design but what does getting it right require? “Empathy for the people you are designing for and feedback from these users is fundamental to good design,” said Hasso Plattner, Institute of Design at Stanford. Learn key lessons and insights uncovered from students about ebook platform needs.