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Rorison, Jamey; Voight, Mamie – Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2015
Students, policymakers and institutions all need to have high quality data about how today's students access and pay for higher education--and what contributes to their success. But the data that are available now are woefully inadequate. We need to improve the national postsecondary data infrastructure The report thoroughly explores seven options…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Data, Database Management Systems, Information Management
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Litsey, Ryan; Hidalgo, Susan; Daniel, Kaley; Barnett, Julie; Kim, Amy; Jones, Shannon; Ketner, Kenny – Journal of Access Services, 2015
The academic library, given its often privileged position on campus, is the information source that can include directional as well as general campus facts among the myriad of print and e-resources for reference. Also, an academic library's audiences can be quite varied and include prospective students or parents seeking more general knowledge of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Reference Services, User Needs (Information)
Gong, Susan P. – Educational Technology, 2016
The problem of human-computer interface design was brought to the foreground with the emergence of the personal computer, the increasing complexity of electronic systems, and the need to accommodate the human operator in these systems. With each new technological generation discovering the interface design problems of its own technologies, initial…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Fernandez, Kim – CURRENTS, 2013
When a website has become a virtual storage closet rather than a place where useful, usable content is created, published, and organized, there is a problem. If audiences cannot quickly and easily find what they are looking for when they visit a website--and are not interested in what they find when they get there--they will get frustrated and…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Usability, Content Analysis, Communication Strategies
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Hess, Amanda Nichols – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2013
Oakland University (OU) Libraries undertook an assessment of how to leverage its resources to make online tutorials more focused on users' needs. A multi-part assessment process reconsidered Web tutorials offerings through the lenses of faculty and staff feedback, literature review, and an analysis of other universities' online tutorial offerings.…
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, User Needs (Information)
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Wusteman, Judith – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2013
This article describes a recently introduced module at University College Dublin School of Information and Library Studies (SILS), entitled "Information Architecture: Designing the Web." The module provides students with a realistic experience of how information architects apply their skills to produce usable web sites, via a project to…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Course Descriptions, Information Science Education, Computer System Design
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O'Reilly, Meg; Lefoe, Gerry; Philip, Robyn; Parrish, Dominique – International Journal on E-Learning, 2010
The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education ("ascilite") has recently completed research to inform development of the ALTC Exchange, a new online service for learning and teaching in Australia. The research investigated resource identification and contribution, engagement with the repository and user…
Descriptors: User Needs (Information), Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Shared Resources and Services
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Kear, Karen; Heap, N.W. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2007
This paper reports on research to investigate design features of asynchronous discussion systems for higher education. The research aims to identify features that increase the benefits of discussion systems and reduce the problems. The paper focuses on a major theme that emerged from interviews with learners and teachers: information overload.…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Open Universities, Internet, Interviews