DocumentCode
3089910
Title
Research on System Usability of Digital Libraries in China
Author
Yu, Yaohua ; Liu, Zhengjie
Author_Institution
Dalian Maritime Univ., Dalian
fYear
2008
fDate
23-25 Jan. 2008
Firstpage
95
Lastpage
98
Abstract
Digital libraries have not been fully used yet in China. This situation is related to digital library usability. Some research and analysis on system usability evaluation for digital libraries in China was conducted. This paper firstly introduced evaluation method and process. Then system usability evaluation criteria of digital library (DL) were proposed. Four different types of digital libraries were selected and evaluated. Some typical examples of usability issues about these digital libraries were analyzed. Finally the usability strengths and weaknesses of digital libraries in China were summarized and discussed.
Keywords
digital libraries; human computer interaction; China; digital library usability; heuristic evaluation; human-computer interaction; library users expectations; system usability evaluation; Application software; Electronic equipment testing; Guidelines; Inspection; Navigation; Personnel; Software libraries; System testing; Usability; User interfaces; Digital Libraries; System Usability; Usability Evaluation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electronic Design, Test and Applications, 2008. DELTA 2008. 4th IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN
978-0-7695-3110-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/DELTA.2008.22
Filename
4459517
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