Title :
Research on System Usability of Digital Libraries in China
Author :
Yu, Yaohua ; Liu, Zhengjie
Author_Institution :
Dalian Maritime Univ., Dalian
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/DELTA.2008.22
