Usability

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Usability
Web site usability is not just about making sure
everything on the site works, but how quickly and
easily visitors are able to make use of the site.
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Search logs from Library Web
eresources Divine Comedy Marilyn Monroe Cherokee
Chief John Watts to err is human to forgive
devine jama tropical rainforests living wills
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Questions to be answered

• What do we call it?
• What labels do we use?
• Text or icons?
• How many choices should we give the searcher?

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Usability testing
Measure what is measurable, and make measurable
what is not so. Galileo (1564 - 1642)
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Sample test question

• Please show me how you would go about finding
  some current information about dnr directives.

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Why test
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• Text Choice
• Add to my research
• Add to e-shelf
• Add to my stuff
• Save to my stuff
• Bookbag

• Image Choice

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Standardization