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Earning the Stamp of Approval: How To Achieve Optimal Usability.

Makar, Susan – Computers in Libraries, 2003

Describes the redesign of the Web site at the virtual library of the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). Discusses usability problems with the original site, including navigation difficulties; focus groups to determine user needs; usability testing for the new Web site; and the importance of customer input. (LRW)

Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Focus Groups, Navigation (Information Systems), Special Libraries

The Key to Online Catalogs that Work? Testing: One, Two, Three.

Feldman, Susan – Computers in Libraries, 1999

Discusses the need for usability testing for information systems and for librarians to recognize what makes computer interfaces either easy or difficult to use. Highlights include user friendliness; navigation; standards; visual appeal; layout and design; feedback; help screens; and the usability-testing process. (LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Evaluation Methods, Feedback, Information Systems