Assessing Library Web Portals - Eastern New York ACRL Chapter
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Assessing Library Web Portals:
Usability and Beyond
Yu-Hui Chen
University at Albany, State University of New York
ENY/ACRL 2012 Conference
Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, New York
May 21, 2012
Web Site Evaluation Methods
Evaluation with user participation
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Think aloud
Card sorting
Prototyping (paper/online)
Eye tracking
Focus group discussions
Field study
Log analysis
Web Survey
Evaluation without user participation
◦ Cognitive walkthrough
◦ Heuristic evaluation
Think Aloud
Users are asked to complete specific
tasks
As users are attempting to complete each
task, they verbally report their thoughts
and feelings of their actions
Observers watch, listen, and takes notes
Card Sorting
Open card sorting
◦ Give users labels representing the content of
the Web site
◦ Users review these labels and then group
them into categories.
◦ Users assign category names to these groups
Closed card sorting
◦ Provide category names for users
◦ Users sort the labels into categories
Prototyping (Paper/Online)
Provide users with descriptions and
purposes of an intended Web site
Have users brainstorm the design
Have users draw the design
Test the design
Eye Tracking
Setting up a lab
Training users in using the equipment
Giving users tasks
Review the reports
Cognitive Walkthrough
The evaluators design specific task scenarios
The user’s goals and purpose for each task
are defined and tasks are broken down into
relatively small pieces
The evaluators role play the part of the user
working with the site, noting problems, path,
and barriers, essentially reviewing the ease of
learning the site
Heuristic Evaluation
Have a small group of evaluators (2-5) review
the site using usability heuristics (e.g., Nielsen),
standards (e.g., ISO), or guidelines (e.g., US
Dept. of Health and Human Resources)
◦ Inspect the task flow
◦ Inspect details of individual elements
Evaluators review the site independently
Reconvene and discuss findings
Information Systems Success Model
DeLone, W. H., & McLean, E. R. (2003). The DeLone and McLean model of
information systems success: A ten-year update. Journal of Management
Information Systems, 19(4), 9-30. (p. 24)
Measures of Information Quality
Accuracy
Currency
Sufficiency
Reliability
Relevance
Format options
Measures of System Quality
Accessibility
Ease of use
Flexibility
Response time
Reliability
Measures of Service Quality
Assurance
Empathy
Responsiveness
Reliability
Measures of Use
Frequency of use
Extent of use
Motivation to use
Measures of User Satisfaction
System quality satisfaction
Information quality satisfaction
Service quality satisfaction
Overall satisfaction
Measures of Net Benefits
User productivity
User performance
Assessment Approach
Quantitative
Qualitative
Bibliography
DeLone, W. H., & McLean, E. R. (2003). The DeLone and McLean model of
information systems success: A ten-year update. Journal of Management
Information Systems, 19(4), 9-30.
International Standards Organization (1994). Ergonomic requirements for office
work with visual display terminals. Part 11: Guidance on usability (ISO DIS 9241-11).
London: International Standards Organization.
Nielsen, J. (1993). Usability engineering. Boston, MA: Academic Press.
Popp, M. P. (2001). Testing library Web sites: ARL libraries weigh in. Proceedings of
the ACRL Tenth National Conference, 277-281.
United States Department of Health and Human Services. (2006). Research-based
Web design & usability guidelines. Washington, DC : U.S. Government Printing
Office.
Other entertaining resources:
Chen, Y., Germain, C. A. , & Yang, H. (2009). An exploration into the practices of
library Web usability in ARL academic libraries. Journal of the American Society for
Information Science and Technology, 60(5), 953-968.