Usability of digital libraries is an essential factor for the user attraction. Europeana, a digital
library which is built around the idea to provide a single access point to the European …

The alignment of user needs with the technical capabilities of modern digital libraries is an
area attracting the interest of researchers and practitioners. Europeana, conceived with the …

We present our approach to the redesign of a Digital Library (DL) related to the history of
European integration (called European NAvigator, ENA). For the next version of this DL …

As current digital libraries are becoming more complex, the facilities provided by them will
increase and the difficulty of learning associated with the complexity of using these facilities …

Europeana is an international trusted digital initiative providing access, from a single entry
point, to prized collections from a number of European cultural institutions. Advanced …

Purpose–The main objective of this paper is to review work on the usability and impact of
digital libraries. Design/methodology/approach–Work on the usability and impact of digital …

Purpose–The purpose of this study is to determine user suggestions for digital libraries'
functionality and features. Design/methodology/approach–A survey was conducted as part …

If digital libraries are to achieve their full potential, they need to be usable and used–by
people for whom information retrieval is not generally the main goal. In this paper, we outline …

Digital library users have to deal with many separate services. This paper describes efforts
in the United Kingdom to use OpenURL technology to provide 'joined-up'services. The focus …

This article reports the findings of a user study conducted in the context of the TELplus
project to gain insights about user needs and preferences for the digital library services …