Health Sciences Library Website Using LibGuides: a usability study

dc.contributor.author Kahili-Heede, Melissa
dc.contributor.instructor Ho, Curtis
dc.contributor.instructor Hoffman, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned 2020-05-06T04:51:29Z
dc.date.available 2020-05-06T04:51:29Z
dc.date.issued 2020-05-05
dc.description The purpose of this usability study is to determine the ease of use and navigation of the new Health Sciences Library LibGuide website for biomedical students and staff at JABSOM using the LibGuides platform. en_US
dc.description.abstract The Health Sciences Library (HSL) serves the students, faculty, researchers and staff at the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The main functions of the HSL are to provide its patrons with the information they need to complete assignments, teach, and conduct research. The HSL specializes in collecting and subscribing to biomedical information. With the bulk of the library’s collection being available online it is important that the library’s website is easy to learn and use. For this usability study, the HSL website was consolidated to a single platform called LibGuides, and a new discovery tool/search interface was implemented. This usability study evaluates the learnability, efficiency, and users’ satisfaction of the new website and search tool through online questionnaires and in-person think aloud sessions. Results from the usability study show that the new website is easier to use and participants rated a higher satisfaction with the new website compared to the old website. en_US
dc.format.extent 55 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/67802
dc.language.iso en-US en_US
dc.rights Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States *
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ *
dc.subject Web sites en_US
dc.subject User-centered system design en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Library en_US
dc.title Health Sciences Library Website Using LibGuides: a usability study en_US
dc.type Master's Project en_US
dc.type.dcmi Text en_US
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