Usability of Central Library Websites of Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences: An Evaluation
Usability of Central Library Websites of Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences: An Evaluation
نویسندگان: شفیع حبیبی , لیدا سادات سیداکبری , امیر تراب میاندوآب , طاها صمدسلطانی
کلمات کلیدی: Usability; Website; Central library; University of medical sciences; Cognitive walkthrough method;
Iran.
نشریه: 39223 , 4 , 39 , 2019
| نویسنده ثبت کننده مقاله |
طاها صمدسلطانی |
| مرحله جاری مقاله |
تایید نهایی |
| دانشکده/مرکز مربوطه |
دانشکده مدیریت و اطلاع رسانی پزشکی |
| کد مقاله |
68030 |
| عنوان فارسی مقاله |
Usability of Central Library Websites of Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences: An Evaluation |
| عنوان لاتین مقاله |
Usability of Central Library Websites of Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences: An Evaluation |
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| نوع مقاله |
Original Article |
| نحوه ایندکس شدن مقاله |
ایندکس شده سطح یک – ISI - Web of Science |
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| With regard to the potential of huge knowledge dissemination by academic library websites, their usability
is considered as a matter of great interest to university administrators as well as users. In the present study, a
descriptive survey was designed aimed at evaluating usability of central library websites of type-1 universities of
medical sciences in Iran in order to identify their usability issues and to provide inputs for possible remediation
efforts to improve the design of similar websites in the future. The research procedure involved a library study to
identify the tasks typically needed on library websites, use of the identified tasks to design a checklist for measuring
three dimensions of usability (effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction), and finally a usability evaluation by two
specialists of medical informatics and two librarianship experts. The given websites were rated “good” (60 % - 80
%) in terms of usability and no statistically significant difference was found between evaluations by different experts.
It was concluded that more attention to website usability could improve users’ interest in services and facilitate
realisation of goals in parent organisations. The results of this study could provide a basic framework for website
design and improvement through giving proper attention to usability dimensions. |
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دانلود |
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