1 Pathways to Library Resources David Lindahl Director of Digital Library Initiatives Jeff Suszczynski Lead Developer.

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Pathways to Library Resources

David LindahlDirector of Digital Library Initiatives

Jeff SuszczynskiLead Developer

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Agenda

• User Centered Design at Rochester• User Research at Rochester• Pathways:

– Browse

– Search

– Combination

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User Centered Design at Rochester

• Committee Process• Roles and Responsibilities• Work Products

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User Centered Design at Rochester

Usability group Design group

Content group• Library science• Content• Content providers• User interfaces• Users

• User interface design• Visual design• Web standards• Technology

• Usability testing methods

Skills

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User Centered Design at Rochester

Usability group Design group

Content group• Define key tasks• Raise issues• Manage project

• Create design iterations and prototypes• Respond to issues and test results• Manage issue-response process

• Select appropriate tests to perform• Perform tests• Report results• Manage key-task process

Responsibilities

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User Centered Design at Rochester

key tasks

test results

issue-response

designs

issues

What the user wants to doin the users language.

Product that attempts to supportusers performing key tasks.

Test results from Usability groupand issues from Content group.

Captures test-results and issues, and associates them with appropriatedesign group responses.

Work Products

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User Centered Design at Rochester

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User Research at Rochester

• Work Practice Study• Participatory Design

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User Research at Rochester

• Study of Faculty• Study of Undergraduates

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User Research at Rochester

UR Research• Institutional Repository• DSpace Software

Enhancement:• Researcher Page• Researcher Tools

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Pathways: Browse

• Find DVDs and Videos• Find Course Resources and Reserves• LexisNexis

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Find DVDs and Videos

HomeFind DVDsand Videos

BrowseList

Pathways: Browse

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Find Course Resources and Reserves

List ofReserves

Home Find Course Course Page

Syllabus

Pathways: Browse

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LexisNexis

Q: How do you reveal the contents of a large catalog or database?

A: Browse interface

Pathways: Browse

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Pathways: Search

• Find Articles• Find Articles 2• SARA• Search Site

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Find Articles

Pathways: Search

SearchHome Browse List Full Text

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Find Articles 2

Pathways: Search

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SARA: Search and Retrieval Application

SearchHomeList of

ResourceCategories

List ofResults

Pathways: Search

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Search Site

Search(and select)

HomeList of

ResultsSingle Item

Pathways: Search

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Pathways: Combination

• CUIPID• Flamenco Fine Arts Search

Pathways: Combination

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CUIPID: Catalog User Interface Platform for Iterative Development

Pathways: Combination

SearchHomeList of

Results(interactive)

Single Item

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Flamenco Fine Arts Search

Pathways: Combination

SearchBrowse

LimitHome

List ofResults

(interactive)Single Item

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Pathways to Library Resources

David LindahlDirector of Digital Library Initiatives

Jeff SuszczynskiLead Developer