[Web4lib] Samples of usability documents

[John Kupersmith]

Instruments and reports from usability tests, surveys, and focus groups at 
UC Berkeley are posted on our User Research page, thanks to my colleague 
Pat Maughan:
< http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/userresearch/ >

Results from 47 usability studies having to do with terminology, with 
citations and links to the test documents, are posted on my site, "Library 
Terms That Users Understand":
< http://www.jkup.net/terms.html >

Most of the published and web-posted test instruments and data I've seen 
are from academic libraries. I think the idea of a page gathering usability 
tests from public libraries is well worth pursuing.

--jk
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   John Kupersmith        jkup at jkup.net        http://www.jkup.net
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   Reference Librarian                 http://www.lib.berkeley.edu
   Doe/Moffitt Libraries
   University of California, Berkeley
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>Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:34:27 -0500
>From: "SUSAN HANSEN" <SUSAN at rochester.lib.mn.us>
>Subject: [Web4lib] Samples of usability documents
>To: <web4lib at webjunction.org>
>
>We are redesigning our public library website and soon need to do some 
>usability testing. I would welcome any samples of usability 
>tests/questions you've used. If you give me permission, I will also make a 
>page where other libraries can view them. Thanks!
>
>Susan Hansen, MA, CIRS,
>Librarian
>Rochester Public Library
>101 2nd Street SE
>Rochester MN  55904-3776
>
>susan at rochester.lib.mn.us
>www.rochesterpubliclibrary.org
>Aim & Yahoo screenname: RPLmnInfo  MSN: reference at rochester.lib.mn.us
>
>office phone: 507.285.8002
>fax: 507.287.1910