Information users and usability in the digital age /

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Information users and usability constitute the main building blocks of today's electronic information world. This important new text is the first to give a holistic overview of all of the necessary issues relating to information users and the usability of information services in the digital wor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chowdhury, G. G. (Gobinda G.)
Otros Autores: Chowdhury, Sudatta
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Facet, 2011.
Temas:
Information behavior.
Information services > Use studies.
Online information services > Use studies.
Information resources > Use studies.
Electronic information resources > Use studies.
Information storage and retrieval systems.
Information science > Research.
User interfaces (Computer systems)
Information services.
Information Systems
User-Computer Interface
Information Services
Comportement dans la recherche de l'information.
Services d'information > Utilisation.
Serveurs (Informatique) > Utilisation.
Sources d'information > Utilisation.
Sources d'information électroniques > Utilisation.
Systèmes d'information.
Sciences de l'information > Recherche.
Interfaces utilisateurs (Informatique)
Services d'information.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > General.
Electronic information resources.
Information resources.
Online information services.
Use studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Information users and usability constitute the main building blocks of today's electronic information world. This important new text is the first to give a holistic overview of all 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 and equips them to play a proper role in designing user-centred information systems and services and to properly exploit information services for the maximum benefit of users. It covers all of the major issues, the current situation and what the various research studies from around the world show. It includes chapters, covering: information users; human information behaviour; usability of information systems and services; usability: internet and web information services; usability: digital libraries and information services; barriers to information access and usability; the digital divide and social inclusion; the digital divide and usability of digital information services: the global perspectives; and, current issues and trends. It is an essential reading for researchers and practitioners interested in the design and evaluation of digital information systems and services, as well as for students on library, information, and digital library courses.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 208 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781856049757
1856049752

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