Usability testing : a practical guide for librarians /
Blakiston, Rebecca, 1983-,
Usability testing : a practical guide for librarians / [Book] : Rebecca Blakiston. - xiv, 133 pages : 28 cm. - Practical guides for librarians ; 11 .
Do you want to improve the usability of your library website, but feel that it is too difficult, time-consuming, or expensive? In this book, you will learn that in-house usability testing on a budget is not only feasible, but it is practical, sustainable, and has the potential to lead to remarkable improvements of the content, design, and layout of your website. Usability Testing: A Practical Guide for Librarians will teach you how to: •Make the case for usability testing •Define your audience and their goals •Select a usability testing method appropriate for your particular context •Plan for an in-house usability test •Conduct an effective in-house usability test •Analyze usability test results and make decisions based on those results •Create and implement a plan for ongoing, systematic usability testing Step-by-step instructions, along with a myriad of examples, allow you to use this book as a practical guide, and adapt the techniques for your own context. Techniques are appropriate for libraries of all types, including academic, public, and special libraries.
All.
9781442228993 (paperback : alk. paper)
2014024454
Library Web sites--Design.
Library Web sites--Testing.
User-centered system design.
Web site development.
006.7019
Usability testing : a practical guide for librarians / [Book] : Rebecca Blakiston. - xiv, 133 pages : 28 cm. - Practical guides for librarians ; 11 .
Do you want to improve the usability of your library website, but feel that it is too difficult, time-consuming, or expensive? In this book, you will learn that in-house usability testing on a budget is not only feasible, but it is practical, sustainable, and has the potential to lead to remarkable improvements of the content, design, and layout of your website. Usability Testing: A Practical Guide for Librarians will teach you how to: •Make the case for usability testing •Define your audience and their goals •Select a usability testing method appropriate for your particular context •Plan for an in-house usability test •Conduct an effective in-house usability test •Analyze usability test results and make decisions based on those results •Create and implement a plan for ongoing, systematic usability testing Step-by-step instructions, along with a myriad of examples, allow you to use this book as a practical guide, and adapt the techniques for your own context. Techniques are appropriate for libraries of all types, including academic, public, and special libraries.
All.
9781442228993 (paperback : alk. paper)
2014024454
Library Web sites--Design.
Library Web sites--Testing.
User-centered system design.
Web site development.
006.7019