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Hauptverfasser: Sumner, Tamara, Dawe, Melissa
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Sprache:en
Veröffentlicht: 2001
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Online-Zugang:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED459848
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author Sumner, Tamara
Dawe, Melissa
author_facet Sumner, Tamara
Dawe, Melissa
Sumner, Tamara
Dawe, Melissa
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contents Looking at Digital Library Usability from a Reuse Perspective. Sumner, Tamara Dawe, Melissa Computer System Design Educational Resources Electronic Libraries Information Dissemination Information Services Information Sources Information Systems Shared Resources and Services User Needs (Information) The need for information systems to support the dissemination and reuse of educational resources has sparked a number of large-scale digital library efforts. This article describes usability findings from one such project--the Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)--focusing on its role in the process of educational resource reuse. Drawing upon a reuse model developed in the domain of software engineering, the reuse cycle is broken down into five stages: formulation of a reuse intention; location; comprehension; modification; and sharing. Using this model to analyze user studies in the DLESE project, several implications for library system design and library outreach activities are highlighted. One finding is that resource reuse occurs at different stages in the educational design process, and each stage imposes different and possibly conflicting requirements on digital library design. Another finding is that reuse is a distributed process across several artifacts, both within and outside of the library itself. In order for reuse to be successful, a usability line cannot be drawn at the library boundary, but instead must encompass both the library system and the educational resources themselves. (Contains 38 references.) (Author)
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spellingShingle Looking at Digital Library Usability from a Reuse Perspective.
Sumner, Tamara
Dawe, Melissa
Computer System Design
Educational Resources
Electronic Libraries
Information Dissemination
Information Services
Information Sources
Information Systems
Shared Resources and Services
User Needs (Information)
Looking at Digital Library Usability from a Reuse Perspective. Sumner, Tamara Dawe, Melissa Computer System Design Educational Resources Electronic Libraries Information Dissemination Information Services Information Sources Information Systems Shared Resources and Services User Needs (Information) The need for information systems to support the dissemination and reuse of educational resources has sparked a number of large-scale digital library efforts. This article describes usability findings from one such project--the Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)--focusing on its role in the process of educational resource reuse. Drawing upon a reuse model developed in the domain of software engineering, the reuse cycle is broken down into five stages: formulation of a reuse intention; location; comprehension; modification; and sharing. Using this model to analyze user studies in the DLESE project, several implications for library system design and library outreach activities are highlighted. One finding is that resource reuse occurs at different stages in the educational design process, and each stage imposes different and possibly conflicting requirements on digital library design. Another finding is that reuse is a distributed process across several artifacts, both within and outside of the library itself. In order for reuse to be successful, a usability line cannot be drawn at the library boundary, but instead must encompass both the library system and the educational resources themselves. (Contains 38 references.) (Author)
title Looking at Digital Library Usability from a Reuse Perspective.
topic Computer System Design
Educational Resources
Electronic Libraries
Information Dissemination
Information Services
Information Sources
Information Systems
Shared Resources and Services
User Needs (Information)
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED459848