How Do I Find an Article? Insights from a Web Usability Study.

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Main Authors: Cockrell, Barbara J., Jayne, Elaine Anderson
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2002
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author Cockrell, Barbara J.
Jayne, Elaine Anderson
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Jayne, Elaine Anderson
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contents How Do I Find an Article? Insights from a Web Usability Study. Cockrell, Barbara J. Jayne, Elaine Anderson Academic Libraries Higher Education Information Retrieval Journal Articles Navigation (Information Systems) Screen Design (Computers) Search Strategies Use Studies Describes a Web usability study conducted at Western Michigan University to investigate students' success in locating journal articles. Participants' search paths and comments revealed widespread confusion about the article-finding process and revealed weaknesses in the library's Web site which led to improvements in page layout and library terminology. (Author/LRW)
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spellingShingle How Do I Find an Article? Insights from a Web Usability Study.
Cockrell, Barbara J.
Jayne, Elaine Anderson
Academic Libraries
Higher Education
Information Retrieval
Journal Articles
Navigation (Information Systems)
Screen Design (Computers)
Search Strategies
Use Studies
How Do I Find an Article? Insights from a Web Usability Study. Cockrell, Barbara J. Jayne, Elaine Anderson Academic Libraries Higher Education Information Retrieval Journal Articles Navigation (Information Systems) Screen Design (Computers) Search Strategies Use Studies Describes a Web usability study conducted at Western Michigan University to investigate students' success in locating journal articles. Participants' search paths and comments revealed widespread confusion about the article-finding process and revealed weaknesses in the library's Web site which led to improvements in page layout and library terminology. (Author/LRW)
title How Do I Find an Article? Insights from a Web Usability Study.
topic Academic Libraries
Higher Education
Information Retrieval
Journal Articles
Navigation (Information Systems)
Screen Design (Computers)
Search Strategies
Use Studies
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ654063