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

Makar, Susan

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ERIC Number: EJ664877

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Publication Date: 2003

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

Makar, Susan

Computers in Libraries, v23 n1 p16-21 Jan 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, Use Studies, User Needs (Information), Users (Information)

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Language: English

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