Usability evaluation of a library website with different end user groups

K Kous, M Pušnik, M Heričko… - Journal of Librarianship …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
To ensure a certain degree of usability, a library website should be carefully designed,
especially since end users constitute a multitude of people with different needs and …

The management and the usage of electronic resources in academic libraries: A bi-directional relationship

W Bentil, CL Liew, B Chawner - Information Development, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Electronic resources (ERs) in academic libraries have become a global phenomenon due to
technological developments, and these resources are changing the expectations of library …

Development of a mobile Web library application for an institutional repository and investigation of its influences on learning

HTT Nguyen, WY Hwang, T Pham, TTT Truong… - The Electronic …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to examine the effects of the proposed mobile Web library
application (MWLA) on the search experience and its impact on learners' engagement …

Maximizing academic library collections: measuring changes in use patterns owing to EBSCO Discovery Service

K Calvert - College & Research Libraries, 2015 - crl.acrl.org
Despite the prevalence of academic libraries adopting web-scale discovery tools, few
studies have quantified their effect on the use of library collections. This study measures the …

Studying the usability of an intervention to promote teachers' use of robotics in STEM education

CM Kim, J Yuan, D Kim, P Doshi… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
We developed RoboSTEM, a portal for open educational resources for the use of robotics in
teaching and learning, to help teachers learn how to design and implement lessons using …

Marketing of electronic resources by universities and colleges in Tanzania

PS Muneja - Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, 2025 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to evaluate Web-based tools that are potentially used by
universities and college libraries to market e-resources in Tanzania. Design/methodology …

Understanding international users' library experience in the Digital Age–joining the behavioral and experiential aspects

Y Fu, E Lomas, C Inskip, J Bunn - Journal of Documentation, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe, analyze and understand international
users' library experience in the Digital Age in order to inform library service design and …

Assessing demographics and needs of online students before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from academic libraries

S Harlow - Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Students are integral to all universities, and online students have long been a growing and
important population within higher education. Understanding the shifts of demographics and …

Empirical insights of individual website adjustments for people with dyslexia

K Kous, G Polančič - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
The existing body of knowledge reveals that customisable websites may lead to an increase
in accessibility and usability for people with disabilities. In this way, the main goal of this …

Do, or do not, make them think?: A usability study of an academic library search box

KC Haggerty, RE Scott - Journal of Web Librarianship, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This usability study explores whether patrons prefer and are well-served by specialized,
format-based searches or simpler, single-box searches, and the implications of these …