A qualitative evaluation of The European Library

Klas, Claus-Peter and Tsakonas, Giannis and Albrechtsen, Hanne and Hansen, Preben A qualitative evaluation of The European Library., 2007 . In 2nd DELOS Conference on Digital Libraries, Pisa (IT), 5-7 Dec 2007. [Conference paper]

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English abstract

Evaluation of digital libraries assesses their effectiveness, quality and overall impact. In this paper we describe a qualitative evaluation of “The European Library” carried out by six highly qualified evaluators from the area of computer and library science. The findings - mainly usability issues - are presented along the ITF model and suggestions are given to overcome these findings.

Item type: Conference paper
Keywords: Measurement, Performance, Experimentation, Usability, Qualitative Evaluation, Digital Libraries, The European Library
Subjects: C. Users, literacy and reading. > CA. Use studies.
H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HR. Portals.
H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HS. Repositories.
Depositing user: Giannis Tsakonas
Date deposited: 08 Apr 2011
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:18
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/15519

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