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Information Users and Usability in the Digital Age.

Gives an overview of the necessary issues relating to information users and the usability of information services in the digital world, including user-centred design, and the characteristics and behaviour of information users. This book helps readers understand why information users and the usabilit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chowdhury, G. G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Facet Publishing, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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520 |a Gives an overview of the necessary issues relating to information users and the usability of information services in the digital world, including user-centred design, and the characteristics and behaviour of information users. This book helps readers understand why information users and the usability of information services are important. 
505 0 |a Title page; Contents; Preface; Figures and tables; 1 Introduction; Information users; Users in the web environment; User studies; Human information behaviour; The usability and evaluation of information services; So, what's the problem?; About this book; Summary; References; 2 Information needs and user studies; Introduction; Information needs; Analysis of information needs; User studies; Factors affecting information needs; User study methods; Qualitative vs quantitative research in user studies; Methods of data collection; Summary; References 
505 8 |a 3 Human information behaviour studies and modelsIntroduction; Human information behaviour; Information seeking and retrieval; Models in human information behaviour and information seeking and retrieval; Information seeking on the web; Some new information seeking behaviour models; Summary; References; 4 Usability study basics; Introduction; Usability; How to conduct a usability study; Summary; References; 5 Usability study participants; Introduction; Selection of study participants; Challenges when selecting study participants; Summary; References; 6 Usability data analysis; Introduction 
505 8 |a Data typesIndependent vs dependent variables; Nominal vs ordinal data; Descriptive vs inferential statistics; Parametric vs non-parametric tests; Comparing means: t-tests vs ANOVA tests; Correlation analysis; Chi square tests; Qualitative analysis; Summary; References; 7 Web usability; Introduction; What are the challenges?; Which method?; User-centred design and accessibility issues; Web usability and accessibility; Usability metrics and heuristic evaluation; Summary; References; 8 The usability of digital libraries; Introduction; Approaches to digital library usability studies 
505 8 |a Usability factors in digital librariesDigital library usability study models and techniques; Usability studies conducted by members of the Digital Library Federation; Usability studies of Europeana Digital Library; MEDLIS: a digital library usability model; Summary; References; 9 The digital divide, digital natives and usability; Introduction; Connotations of the digital divide; Indicators of the digital divide; Digital divide indicators and usability; The digital divide and digital natives; Information skills and usability; Context and the digital divide; Summary; References 
505 8 |a 10 Issues and trends in usability researchIntroduction; Usability methods and techniques; External factors affecting usability; Emerging technologies for access to digital content; Usability of e-books; Emerging access and business models; Social challenges: the digital divide and information skills; Conclusion; References; Index 
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