Critical constructs of digital library interaction

Tsakonas, Giannis and Papatheodorou, Christos Critical constructs of digital library interaction., 2007 . In 11th Panhellenic Conference on Informatics, Πάτρα (GR), 18-20 May. [Conference paper]

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English abstract

The perception of fundamental dimensions of digital library (DL) interaction requires the deep exploration of interactive events. Interaction in DLs depends to a great degree on the content they provide. The present study validates a theoretical framework for the usefulness-usability linking, based on the areas of HCI and Information Behaviour. An online questionnaire survey was employed to elicit DL users’ opinions on the usefulness and usability of an Open Access system. Results demonstrate the most crucial system and content evaluation attributes that can affect satisfaction on the usefulness and usability of DLs.

Item type: Conference paper
Keywords: Digital library evaluation, usefulness, usability, e-print archives
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BH. Information needs and information requirements analysis.
B. Information use and sociology of information > BI. User interfaces, usability.
Depositing user: Giannis Tsakonas
Date deposited: 09 Oct 2007
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:09
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/10500

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