Usability testing and instruction librarians: A perfect pair

Stephanie Graves; Margie Ruppel

doi:10.1300/J136v11n04_07

Usability testing and instruction librarians: A perfect pair

Stephanie Graves, Margie Ruppel

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Abstract

This study examines how librarians are experiencing usability testing and how their observations are influencing library instruction. A survey of instruction librarians illustrates how usability testing and library instruction are connected. Survey results prove that instruction librarians are involved in usability testing. Furthermore, their participation in usability studies has led instruction librarians to alter their instructional methods. An overwhelming majority changed one or more instructional tools as a result of usability testing, and many reported creating new instructional resources. The authors add their own insights as both instruction librarians and participants in usability testing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	99-116
Number of pages	18
Journal	Internet Reference Services Quarterly
Volume	11
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1300/J136v11n04_07
State	Published - Mar 7 2007

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Acknowledgements: Drawings were made by H. Reifberger, the manuscript was corrected by Dr. M. Schreuer and P. Chang. Grants from the “Fonds zur Forderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung” and a generous gift of the “Stiftungs-und Forderungsverband” essentially supported this work.

Keywords

Bibliographic instruction
Library instruction
Online catalogs
Usability
Usability tests

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Library and Information Sciences

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