Digital Library Usability Evaluation and User’s Information Seeking Patterns

  • Yuan Hong ,
  • Wang Qin
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  • School of Management, Nantong University, Nantong 226019

Received date: 2013-05-13

  Revised date: 2013-06-03

  Online published: 2013-07-05

Abstract

Four information seeking patterns were introduced in the usability evaluation of digital libraries, and a digital library usability evaluation index system was build on basis of users' information seeking patterns. Users' information seeking behavior data which reflects the usage of digital library resources was acquired through searching, browsing and monitoring experiments of two difficulty levels and surveys to implement the usability evaluation of digital libraries.

Cite this article

Yuan Hong , Wang Qin . Digital Library Usability Evaluation and User’s Information Seeking Patterns[J]. Library and Information Service, 2013 , 57(13) : 22 -28,131 . DOI: 10.7536/j.issn.0252-3116.2013.13.004

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