E-books in Academic Libraries: Challenges for Discovery and Access

Walters, William H.

doi:10.1016/j.serrev.2013.04.014

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“…Some would confuse resource types (e.g., eBooks with audio books) and face difficulty in choosing the right filter that helps to narrow the search down to the resource type they want [17]. Other problems include the 'excessive' number of clicks it takes to access electronic resources, irrelevant search results, difficulty in understanding jargons (for instance, mistaking "reviews" for peerreviewed journals), and librarians' limitations in providing an "understandable language" [12], [18]. Moreover, inconsistent metadata, inability to save search results, and RDT's failure to distinguish eBooks from journal articles constitute a list of usability problems [12], [19].…”

Section: Usability Of Library Discovery Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Case for Adaptation to Enhance Usability and Accessibility of Library Resource Discovery Tools

Beyene

Ferati

2017

Universal Access in Human–Computer Interaction. Design and Development Approaches and Methods

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Abstract. Library resource discovery tools (RDTs) are the latest generation of library catalogs that enable searching across disparate databases and repositories from a single search box. Although such "Google-like" experience has been applauded as a benefit for library users, there still exist usability and accessibility problems related to the diversity of user goals, needs, and preferences. To better understand these problems, we conducted an extensive literature review and in this process, we initially grouped issues into three categories: interface, resource description, and navigation. Based on these categories, we propose adaptation as an alternative approach to enhance the usability and accessibility of RDTs. The adaptations could be conducted on three levels pertaining to categories of issues found, namely: interface, information, and navigation level. The goal of this paper is to suggest how the process of adaptation could be considered to improve usability and accessibility of RDTs.

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Section: Usability Of Library Discovery Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%