Alla prova degli utenti: test di usabilità della Biblioteca Digitale dell’Università degli Studi di Milano

Della Porta, Carola, Moreschi, Giuliano, Morocutti, Tiziana, Rollandi, Loredana, Selva, Maria Cristina and Zanardini, Federica Alla prova degli utenti: test di usabilità della Biblioteca Digitale dell’Università degli Studi di Milano., 2011 . In V Summit di Architettura dell'Informazione, Milano (Italy), 5-7 May 2011. (In Press) [Conference paper]

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English abstract

Aim of the presentation is the development of a usability test on the University of Milan Digital Library. The test involved an eterogeneous group of users with different skills in using digital resources.

Italian abstract

L'oggetto della presentazione è lo svolgimento di un test di usabilità sulla Biblioteca Digitale di Ateneo dell'Università degli Studi di Milano. Il test ha coinvolto un campione di studenti eterogeneo e con diversi gradi di competenza nell’uso delle risorse digitali.

Item type: Conference paper
Keywords: digital library, bibliographic search, electronic resources, usability test, biblioteca digitale, ricerca bibliografica, risorse elettroniche, test di usabilità
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BI. User interfaces, usability.
Depositing user: Federica Zanardini
Date deposited: 11 May 2011
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:19
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/15656

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