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Mostafa, Javed; Dillon, Andrew – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1996
Describes the ViewFinder interface, designed at Indiana University as a client to a database server; it supports querying based on both visual and verbal clues. Presents results of usability analysis performed on ViewFinder with 18 users. High search success rates were achieved through both types of querying means; verbal clues were used more than…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking
Paez, Linda B.; Bezerra da Silva-Fh., Jose; Marchionini, Gary – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1996
Questionnaires, observation, and taped interviews of 36 graduate students were used to compare and evaluate the use of a continuous zooming graphical interface and a typical jump-based hypertext interface, with a focus on minimizing user disorientation when reading documents. Learning time, performance and user satisfaction were evaluated. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
