Usability testing of a large, multidisciplinary library database : Basic search and visual search

Visual search interfaces have been shown by researchers to assist users with information search and retrieval. Recently, several major library vendors have added visual search interfaces or functions to their products. For public service librarians, perhaps the most critical area of interest is the...

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Published in:Information technology and libraries 2006-09, Vol.25 (3), p.140-150
Main Author: FAGAN, Jody Condit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic libraries
BASIC (programming language)
Company business management
Computer Software
Concept Mapping
Database searching
Educational Technology
Electronic Libraries
Evaluation
Exact sciences and technology
Forecasts and trends
Incentives
Information and communication sciences
Information literacy
Information retrieval
Information retrieval systems
Information retrieval systems. Information and document management system
Information science. Documentation
Information Skills
Interfaces
Internet/Web search services
Liberal Arts
Librarians
Libraries
Library Personnel
Library Research
Library Services
Management
Market trend/market analysis
Minority Groups
Online data bases
Online database
Online databases
Online searching
Pattern Recognition
Public service
R&D
Reading Instruction
Research & development
Research and Development
Sciences and techniques of general use
Search engines
Searching
Software
Student Research
Students
Teaching Methods
Usability
User aids
User interface
User training
Vendors
Workstations
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Summary:Visual search interfaces have been shown by researchers to assist users with information search and retrieval. Recently, several major library vendors have added visual search interfaces or functions to their products. For public service librarians, perhaps the most critical area of interest is the extent to which visual search interfaces and text-based search interfaces support research. This study presents the results of eight full-scale usability tests of both the EBSCOhost Basic Search and Visual Search in the context of a large liberal arts university.
ISSN:0730-9295
2163-5226
DOI:10.6017/ital.v25i3.3345