Book review: Value-added processes in information systems

The usability analysis with heuristic evaluation and analytic hierarchy process

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Usage and Usability Assessment: Library Practices and Concerns

This bibliography lists citations of English-language articles, books and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. Most sources have been published from 1990 through 2007; however, a limited number of key sources published prior to 1990 are also included.

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Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography: 2008 Annual Edition

Purpose – To provide the results of research to evaluate the usability of a University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries digital initiatives project that provides online access to historical Aerial Photographs of ColoradoDesign/methodology/approach – This paper describes usability testing conducted as a part of a user‐centered redesign The three stages of the evaluation – a requirements analysis, a heuristic evaluation, and user testing – are explained and the findings are discussedFindings – The usability testing revealed the needs of the project's target user group and identified issues with the interface that will be addressed in its redesign It has also contributed to the larger understanding of how researchers use digital Aerial Photographs and their preferred methods of access and desired functionalitiesPractical implications – Results from the study will be used to guide the redesign of the Aerial Photographs of Colorado digital library and can be generalized to add to a broader understanding o

The flight plan of a digital initiatives project, part 2: Usability testing in the context of user‐centered design

Purpose – To present a case study of a digital initiative for cartographic materials in order to provide a reference for other institutions embarking on similar projects.Design/methodology/approach – Describes the technical and practical details of the processes involved in georeferencing and providing online access to scanned aerial photographs.Findings – In the short time that the site has been live, the Map Library has already seen a marked increase in reference queries from both local and national users.Practical implications – From a practical standpoint, the project would not have been a success without collaboration between map, metadata, and systems librarians.Originality/value – To date, little has been published about digital initiatives projects providing online access to historical aerial photographs, a distinct and complex subset of cartographic materials. It is hoped that this case study will allow other institutions to learn from the approach and experience of the University of Colorado at ...

The flight plan of a digital initiatives project: Providing remote access to aerial photographs of Colorado

Purpose – This paper aims to elucidate the value of opening up digital collections for end‐user development of mash‐ups and to evaluate the suitability of libraries' infrastructure for this purpose.Design/methodology/approach – The author surveyed ARL members' digital collection platforms to assess the terms of use statements and options for programmatic access.Findings – The findings show that 17 per cent of the institutions surveyed offer some means for mashing up digital collections, and that, while more than half the collections surveyed have some form of terms of use or rights statements, they were not written to support this type of use case.Research limitations/implications – Results of the research suggest that a mashable digital collection service is feasible for most libraries.Originality/value – This paper will be of interest to librarians who are considering providing application programming interface (API) access to their digital collections.

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Holley Long

Papers

The flight plan of a digital initiatives project, part 2: Usability testing in the context of user‐centered design

The flight plan of a digital initiatives project: Providing remote access to aerial photographs of Colorado

End user development of digital collection mash-ups: A survey to assess the suitability of current infrastructure