Use of Multiple Digital Libraries: A Case Study

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Use of Multiple Digital Libraries: A Case Study (2001)

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by Ann Blandford , Hanna Stelmaszewska , Nick Bryan-Kinns

Venue:	In Proc. JCDL 2001
Citations:	65 - 25 self

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@INPROCEEDINGS{Blandford01useof,
    author = {Ann Blandford and Hanna Stelmaszewska and Nick Bryan-Kinns},
    title = {Use of Multiple Digital Libraries: A Case Study},
    booktitle = {In Proc. JCDL 2001},
    year = {2001},
    pages = {179--188},
    publisher = {ACM Press}
}

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Abstract

The aim of the work reported here was to better understand the usability issues raised when digital libraries are used in a natural setting. The method used was a protocol analysis of users working on a task of their own choosing to retrieve documents from publicly available digital libraries. Various classes of usability difficulties were found. Here, we focus on use in context --- that is, usability concerns that arise from the fact that libraries are accessed in particular ways, under technically and organisationally imposed constraints, and that use of any particular resource is discretionary. The concepts from an Interaction Framework, which provides support for reasoning about patterns of interaction between users and systems, are applied to understand interaction issues. Keywords Digital Libraries, video protocols, interaction modelling, HCI. 1.

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case study multiple digital library interaction issue usability issue particular resource interaction framework usability concern keywords digital library protocol analysis usability difficulty available digital library various class natural setting video protocol digital library interaction modelling particular way

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