Designing for Digital 2016
April 6–7, 2016
Austin, Texas
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D19-02 - Making Waves with Iterative Usability Testing
Keywords
usability testing, libguides, iterative design, user-centered design, stakeholders, communication
Abstract
Usability testing of LibGuides is an effective tool for illuminating problems and helping librarians create engaging, user-centered content. This talk details an in-progress, iterative usability study of LibGuides. The presenter, an Emerging Technologies Librarian, will describe the study, findings, establishment of best practices, and techniques for communicating with internal stakeholders.
Learning Objectives
- Attendees will identify the basic steps for creating a usability test
- Attendees will explore best practices and design guidelines for LibGuides based on usability test results
- Attendees will describe ways to communicate with internal stakeholders, such as other library staff and LibGuide content creators, about usability testing and to share results