Library Website Layout Design Study Based on Cognitive Psychology Theory——A Case Study of Peking University Library English Website

  • Wu Yue ,
  • Cui Haiyuan ,
  • Zhang Yuanjun ,
  • Nie Hua
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  • Peking University Library, Beijing 100871

Received date: 2017-10-23

  Revised date: 2018-03-14

  Online published: 2018-05-20

Abstract

[Purpose/significance] User friendly interface has a direct impact on website usability. It's important to study how user think when interacting with a website page.[Method/process] This paper conducted a peer study in 2016 about university library website layout design both at home and abroad, implementing cognitive psychology theories. And the paper takes Peking University Library English Website as an example to introduce how to implement related cognitive psychology theories in actual situations.[Result/conclusion] To sum up, the paper gives three suggestions in layout design:design for the fold; design for scrolling; design for grouping;design for users.

Cite this article

Wu Yue , Cui Haiyuan , Zhang Yuanjun , Nie Hua . Library Website Layout Design Study Based on Cognitive Psychology Theory——A Case Study of Peking University Library English Website[J]. Library and Information Service, 2018 , 62(10) : 25 -29 . DOI: 10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2018.10.004

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