TY - JOUR
T1 - Modeling a library website redesign process
T2 - Developing a user-centered website through usability testing
AU - Becker, Danielle A.
AU - Yannotta, Lauren
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - This article presents a model for creating a strong, user-centered web presence by pairing usability testing and the design process. Four rounds of usability testing were conducted throughout the process of building a new academic library web site. Participants were asked to perform tasks using a talk-aloud protocol. Tasks were based on guiding principles of web usability that served as a framework for the new site. Results from this study show that testing throughout the design process is an effective way to build a website that not only reflects user needs and preferences, but can be easily changed as new resources and technologies emerge.
AB - This article presents a model for creating a strong, user-centered web presence by pairing usability testing and the design process. Four rounds of usability testing were conducted throughout the process of building a new academic library web site. Participants were asked to perform tasks using a talk-aloud protocol. Tasks were based on guiding principles of web usability that served as a framework for the new site. Results from this study show that testing throughout the design process is an effective way to build a website that not only reflects user needs and preferences, but can be easily changed as new resources and technologies emerge.
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U2 - 10.6017/ital.v32i1.2311
DO - 10.6017/ital.v32i1.2311
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84875796815
SN - 0730-9295
VL - 32
SP - 6
EP - 22
JO - Information Technology and Libraries
JF - Information Technology and Libraries
IS - 1
ER -