Usability Testing
A Practical Guide for Librarians- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2014
Summary
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.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2014
- ISBN-Print
- 978-1-4422-2899-3
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-4422-2900-6
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 134
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Contents No access
- List of Tables and Figures No access
- Preface No access
- Acknowledgments No access
- Chapter 1: Why Usability Testing Matters No access Pages 1 - 6
- Chapter 2: Conducting Your Own Usability Testing No access Pages 7 - 14
- Chapter 3: Identifying Your Audience and Its Tasks No access Pages 15 - 28
- Chapter 4: Selecting a Method No access Pages 29 - 42
- Chapter 5: Planning a Usability Test No access Pages 43 - 64
- Chapter 6: Conducting a Usability Test No access Pages 65 - 84
- Chapter 7: Analyzing Your Findings and Making Improvements No access Pages 85 - 106
- Chapter 8: Ongoing Usability Testing No access Pages 107 - 118
- Chapter 9: Keeping Up the Momentum No access Pages 119 - 124
- Appendix: Example of a Usability Testing Report (Summary Version) No access Pages 125 - 128
- Index No access Pages 129 - 132
- About the Author No access Pages 133 - 134





