Library Web Page Usability Studies Discussion

[Stephen R. Westman]

Library Web Page Usability Studies Discussion
ALA Midwinter - Sunday 8am-11am, Grand Hyatt, Constitution A

Is your library's web page easy for patrons to use? Are you contemplating 
doing a usability study of your web site? Have you done such a project and 
do you have "war stories" you can tell?

Join LITA's Internet Resources Interest Group in a panel discussion on web 
page usability studies projects. We will be discussing what is involved in 
undertaking such a project. Using examples from actual usability studies, 
panelists will address such areas as study design and implementation, legal 
and political issues to be dealt with, administration of the 
questionnaires, determining how to interpret results, and listing good 
resources to help you begin doing such a study. The goal of this session is 
to encourage a thorough and lively discussion, including both panelists and 
audience members, of the entire process of web usability studies.

Panelists include:
Mary Axford, Georgia Tech
Susan McMullen, Roger Williams University
Stacy Voeller, Minnesota State University Moorehead
Stephen Westman, The Ohio State University

Hope to see you there!