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121The Usability of On-line Archival Resources: The Polaris Project Finding Aid Burt Altman and John R. Nemmers
A b s t r a c tThis case study examines how the Florida State University Libraries' Claude Pepper Library planned the first phase of the Pepper OnLine Archival Retrieval and Information System (POLARIS) Project-the development of an on-line finding aid and search engine-to provide electronic access to its unique resources. It also demonstrates how the project staff studied the research usability of the Pepper Collection finding aid in the on-line environment. The identification of potential users, creation of a focus group based on a sampling of these users, and the compilation and analysis of focus group responses were important factors in planning the first phase, evaluating usability of the finding aid, and influencing the changes that the POLARIS Project team made.
The MetaLib Library Portal (MetaLib) is a federated search tool that enables simultaneous searching of multiple electronic resources in a single interface and provides links to resources' native interfaces. Many libraries have already implemented this library portal or various components of it. Prior to launching MetaLib at the University of Florida, the authors conducted a usability study to ensure MetaLib features implemented were appropriate for UF's research community. A total of fifteen faculty researchers and graduate and undergraduate students participated in testing and discussing the product during the spring 2006
The Albert H. Nahmad Panama Canal Gallery opened to the public in 2017 as a venue for exhibitions on the history of the Canal featuring objects from the Panama Canal Museum Collection (PCMC). This article discusses the physical space, exhibit cases, the exhibition schedule, and unique features of the Gallery.
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