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Direct linkYakel, Elizabeth – Journal of Archival Organization, 2004
The article reports the results of a usability study of an EAD interface. Findings indicate that subjects had trouble understanding archival terminology and how best to search for information in finding aids. Furthermore, they were not familiar with the structure or contents of finding aids. In addition to building interfaces that minimize…
Descriptors: Archives, Standards, Coding, Metadata
