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Main Authors: McGillis, Louise, Toms, Elaine G.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2001
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ633261
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  • Usability of the Academic Library Web Site: Implications for Design. McGillis, Louise Toms, Elaine G. Academic Libraries Access to Information Design Preferences Higher Education Information Seeking Information Services Library Services Use Studies World Wide Web The purpose of this study was to assess usability of an academic library Web site and to better understand how faculty and students complete typical tasks using one. Despite their success in completing the tasks, participants experienced difficulties in knowing where to start and with the site's information architecture-in particular while interpreting categories and labels. (AEF)