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Main Authors: McMillin, Bill, Gibson, Sally, MacDonald, Jean
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1122227
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author McMillin, Bill
Gibson, Sally
MacDonald, Jean
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Gibson, Sally
MacDonald, Jean
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Gibson, Sally
MacDonald, Jean
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contents Mapping the Stacks: Sustainability and User Experience of Animated Maps in Library Discovery Interfaces McMillin, Bill Gibson, Sally MacDonald, Jean Library Science Users (Information) Academic Libraries Library Services Public Libraries Testing Maps Library Personnel Librarians Online Catalogs Computer Graphics Computer Interfaces Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Navigation (Information Systems) Library Automation Usability Books Library Materials Animated maps of the library stacks were integrated into the catalog interface at Pratt Institute and into the EBSCO Discovery Service interface at Illinois State University. The mapping feature was developed for optimal automation of the update process to enable a range of library personnel to update maps and call-number ranges. The development and implementation process for both institutions is discussed. Usability testing was conducted at Illinois State University to assess how well the feature helps students to locate items throughout the library. Researchers found that students are able to use the feature to successfully navigate through the stacks, but initially they have trouble locating the feature in the interface.
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spellingShingle Mapping the Stacks: Sustainability and User Experience of Animated Maps in Library Discovery Interfaces
McMillin, Bill
Gibson, Sally
MacDonald, Jean
Library Science
Users (Information)
Academic Libraries
Library Services
Public Libraries
Testing
Maps
Library Personnel
Librarians
Online Catalogs
Computer Graphics
Computer Interfaces
Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
Navigation (Information Systems)
Library Automation
Usability
Books
Library Materials
Mapping the Stacks: Sustainability and User Experience of Animated Maps in Library Discovery Interfaces McMillin, Bill Gibson, Sally MacDonald, Jean Library Science Users (Information) Academic Libraries Library Services Public Libraries Testing Maps Library Personnel Librarians Online Catalogs Computer Graphics Computer Interfaces Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Navigation (Information Systems) Library Automation Usability Books Library Materials Animated maps of the library stacks were integrated into the catalog interface at Pratt Institute and into the EBSCO Discovery Service interface at Illinois State University. The mapping feature was developed for optimal automation of the update process to enable a range of library personnel to update maps and call-number ranges. The development and implementation process for both institutions is discussed. Usability testing was conducted at Illinois State University to assess how well the feature helps students to locate items throughout the library. Researchers found that students are able to use the feature to successfully navigate through the stacks, but initially they have trouble locating the feature in the interface.
title Mapping the Stacks: Sustainability and User Experience of Animated Maps in Library Discovery Interfaces
topic Library Science
Users (Information)
Academic Libraries
Library Services
Public Libraries
Testing
Maps
Library Personnel
Librarians
Online Catalogs
Computer Graphics
Computer Interfaces
Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
Navigation (Information Systems)
Library Automation
Usability
Books
Library Materials
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1122227