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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ656167 |
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| author | Travis, Tiffini Anne Norlin, Elaina |
| author_facet | Travis, Tiffini Anne Norlin, Elaina Travis, Tiffini Anne Norlin, Elaina |
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| contents | Testing the Competition: Usability of Commercial Information Sites Compared to Academic Library Web Sites. Travis, Tiffini Anne Norlin, Elaina Academic Libraries Comparative Analysis Electronic Libraries Higher Education Library Research Student Research Use Studies This usability study examines how students use electronic research libraries such as Questia, which has been designed to replace traditional libraries, and compares it with large university library Web sites. Suggests that design features incorporated by Web site designers can drastically affect the success of students doing research. (Author/LRW) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2002 |
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| spellingShingle | Testing the Competition: Usability of Commercial Information Sites Compared to Academic Library Web Sites. Travis, Tiffini Anne Norlin, Elaina Academic Libraries Comparative Analysis Electronic Libraries Higher Education Library Research Student Research Use Studies Testing the Competition: Usability of Commercial Information Sites Compared to Academic Library Web Sites. Travis, Tiffini Anne Norlin, Elaina Academic Libraries Comparative Analysis Electronic Libraries Higher Education Library Research Student Research Use Studies This usability study examines how students use electronic research libraries such as Questia, which has been designed to replace traditional libraries, and compares it with large university library Web sites. Suggests that design features incorporated by Web site designers can drastically affect the success of students doing research. (Author/LRW) |
| title | Testing the Competition: Usability of Commercial Information Sites Compared to Academic Library Web Sites. |
| topic | Academic Libraries Comparative Analysis Electronic Libraries Higher Education Library Research Student Research Use Studies |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ656167 |