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Download full textBrooks, Sarah; Brown, Shane; Davis, Denny; LeBeau, Jennifer – Advances in Engineering Education, 2014
In engineering education, assessment instruments are often developed to evaluate programs and projects. Unfortunately, these innovations are not always adopted by intended audiences. Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations (DI) Theory provides a framework to analyze characteristics of an innovation that will affect adoption. The Appraisal System for…
Descriptors: Technological Advancement, Adoption (Ideas), Engineering Education, Computer Software Evaluation
Direct linkGenoni, Paul; Wright, Jannette – Australian Library Journal, 2010
This paper reports the results of recent research examining the holdings of Australian research library collections recorded in the WorldCat database using OCLC WorldCat Collection Analysis software. The objectives of the research are: 1. To better understand the distribution of printed monographs amongst Australian research collections in order…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Computer Software Evaluation
Soules, Aline; Golomb, Liorah – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2009
In this article, the authors compared the MLA International Bibliography database (MLAIB) across five vendor platforms to determine how and why seemingly comparable searches produced varying results. A number of tests were conducted using a variety of fields, terms, and parameters, and examples of results are provided. The authors' findings are…
Descriptors: Online Vendors, Navigation (Information Systems), Online Searching, Search Strategies
Peer reviewedDrabenstott, Karen M., Weller, Marjorie S. – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1996
Analyzes data from two empirical studies of spelling errors made in online catalog searches. One study used transaction logs to categorize errors, while another gauged student responses to an experimental catalog that detected errors. Recommendations for improving online catalogs to assist users in spelling are discussed. Contains 10 tables and 3…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Data Analysis, Error Correction, Improvement
Peer reviewedEdwards, Kirstie; Van Mele, Isabel; Verheust, Mieke; Spaepen, Arthur – Information Technology and Libraries, 1997
Three user interfaces to LIBIS, a library catalog accessible through the Internet, were evaluated for use by people who are motor impaired to identify how interface design influences the motor actions necessary to operate the system. Problems and recommendations related to simplicity, consistency, instinctiveness, interaction/feedback, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Evaluation
Peer reviewedSolomon, Paul – Information Services & Use, 1997
Naturalistic observation and questioning of children grades 1-6 in school library media centers investigated their intentions, purposes, search terms, strategies, successes, and breakdowns in accessing fiction through Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs). Presents a framework of perspectives (individual, social cultural, task, time and timing) to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Childrens Literature, Computer Literacy, Computer Software Evaluation
Peer reviewedCherry, Joan M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1998
Evaluation of data from assessments of full bibliographic displays in academic library OPACs (online public access catalogs) and World Wide Web catalogs against a checklist of desirable features found that OPAC displays scored 58% and Web displays scored 60%. Discusses weaknesses, focusing on those found in the majority of the displays…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Check Lists, Comparative Analysis
