Usability testing for greater impact: A primo case study

Joy Marie Perrin; Melanie Clark; Esther De Leon; Lynne Edgar

doi:10.6017/ital.v33i4.5174

Usability testing for greater impact: A primo case study

Joy Marie Perrin, Melanie Clark, Esther De Leon, Lynne Edgar

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This case study focuses on a usability test conducted by four librarians at Texas Tech University (TTU). Eight students were asked to complete a series of tasks using OneSearch, the TTU Libraries' implementation of the Primo discovery tool. Based on the test, the team identified three major usability problems, as well as potential solutions. These problems typify the difficulties patrons face while using library search tools, but they have a variety of simple solutions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	57-66
Number of pages	10
Journal	Information Technology and Libraries
Volume	33
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v33i4.5174
State	Published - Dec 1 2014

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