scholarly journals Developing multi-method, iterative, and user-centered evaluation strategies for digital libraries: Functionality, usability, and accessibility

2006 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
John T. Snead ◽  
John Carlo Bertot ◽  
Paul T. Jaeger ◽  
Charles R. McClure
Keyword(s):  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Evaluation Strategies ◽  
User Centered

Study on the Cloud Computing in Digital Libraries

2014 ◽  
Vol 556-562 ◽  
pp. 5813-5816
Author(s):  
Dan Li
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Web Services ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
User Centered

As a user-centered hub of communication and equipment, cloud computing could provide powerful data storage, web services and other superior internet functions. The digital libraries have to face with some technique and service problems along with many advantages relative to the traditional libraries, and all these produce the practical needs of cloud computing. Cloud computing has influenced information resources, information users, information personnel and information facilities of digital libraries with its unique advantages and then promoted the development of digital libraries.

Synthesizing visual digital library research to formulate a user-centered evaluation framework

2015 ◽  
Vol 116 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 122-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Albertson
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Digital Collections ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Generalized Framework ◽  
Library Evaluation ◽  
User Centered

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to synthesize prior user-centered research to develop and present a generalized framework for evaluating visual, i.e. both image and video digital libraries. The primary objectives include comprehensively examining the current state of visual digital library research to: develop a generalized framework applicable for designing user-centered evaluations of visual digital libraries; identify influential experimental factors warranting assessment evaluation as part of specific contexts; and provide examples of applied methods that have been used in research, demonstrating notable findings. Design/methodology/approach – The framework presented in the present study depicts a set of user-centered methodological considerations and examples, synthesized from a review of prior research that provides significant understanding of users and uses of visual information. Findings – Primary components for digital library evaluation, pertaining to user, interaction, system and domain and topic, and their implications for interactive research are presented. Methods, examples and discussion are presented for each primary evaluation component of the framework. Practical implications – Previously applied evaluations and their significance are described and presented as part of the developed framework, providing the importance of each component for practical application in future research and development of interactive visual digital libraries. Originality/value – Visual digital libraries warrant individual assessment, apart from other types of digital collections, as they offer users more ways to retrieve and interact with collection items. The present study complements prior digital library evaluation research by demonstrating the need for a separate framework due to variations influenced by visual information and reporting on evaluations from different perspectives.

scholarly journals User-Centered Iterative Design for Digital Libraries

1996 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy A. Van House ◽  
Mark H. Butler ◽  
Virginia Ogle ◽  
Lisa Schiff
Keyword(s):  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Iterative Design ◽  
User Centered
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