http://theanthroguys.com/2010/03/07/update-on-the-usability-study/ Practicing Anthropology in Central California Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:27:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://theanthroguys.com/2010/03/07/update-on-the-usability-study/#comment-1300 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:34:06 +0000 http://theanthroguys.com/?p=528#comment-1300 I believe that the study will help improve the website with or without allowing them to go “off-site”. Keeping their interest in the library website and then getting feedback from the students is the main focus. Studying both sides of this issue could benefit the study but you have to limit your focus to a certain area. Stay on subject with the library website is in the spot light and receiving input from the students will help in the areas where they are confused. When the coding procedure is finished, new information will be revealed and should improve the study even more.

]]> http://theanthroguys.com/2010/03/07/update-on-the-usability-study/#comment-1282 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:33:06 +0000 http://theanthroguys.com/?p=528#comment-1282 I did not realize that letting them leave the website would actually be beneficial. Allowing them to leave the site but finding out why they are leaving the site is the information you need. All forms of testing need to be done to accurately asses the site so seeing exactly why that student needs to use a different search engine is the information that you need.

]]> http://theanthroguys.com/2010/03/07/update-on-the-usability-study/#comment-1266 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:34:12 +0000 http://theanthroguys.com/?p=528#comment-1266 I’m not sure if finding out if students would navigate away from the website is that big of an issue in regards to site reliability. I think time would be better spent trying to manage search engines within the site. However, it is good to see that different forms of testing are being done to test different scenarios within the site.

]]> http://theanthroguys.com/2010/03/07/update-on-the-usability-study/#comment-1112 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:16:06 +0000 http://theanthroguys.com/?p=528#comment-1112 Deciding to allow students to exit the library website and document why they were doing it is an excellent way to determine what the library website is lacking in. This process may allow the library website to incorporate the information that students are finding elsewhere. Simply prohibiting them from going off site may have only determined that the library website is lacking in something but not specifically what information. That was a good choice for modifying this study.

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