TY - JOUR
T1 - Applying User-centered Design to Discovery Layer Evaluation in the Law Library
AU - Uhl, Scott
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Usability and user experience are an important factor in the overall value of products and services offered by law libraries. User experience evaluation tools can help librarians make better decisions for their users when choosing databases to purchase or subscribe to, designing a library website, or selecting and implementing discovery layers. This article describes an array of evaluation tools and discusses how and when they can be implemented in the law library context.
AB - Usability and user experience are an important factor in the overall value of products and services offered by law libraries. User experience evaluation tools can help librarians make better decisions for their users when choosing databases to purchase or subscribe to, designing a library website, or selecting and implementing discovery layers. This article describes an array of evaluation tools and discusses how and when they can be implemented in the law library context.
KW - database evaluation
KW - personas
KW - usability evaluation
KW - user experience
KW - UX
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U2 - 10.1080/0270319X.2019.1614373
DO - 10.1080/0270319X.2019.1614373
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85068613552
SN - 0270-319X
VL - 38
SP - 30
EP - 63
JO - Legal Reference Services Quarterly
JF - Legal Reference Services Quarterly
IS - 1-2
ER -