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Information Users and Usability in the Digital Age, Paperback / softback Book

Information Users and Usability in the Digital Age Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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Information users and usability constitute the main building blocks of today's electronic information world.

This important new text is the first to give a holistic overview of all of the necessary issues relating to information users and the usability of information services in the digital world, including user-centred design, and the characteristics and behaviour of information users. This book helps readers understand why information users and the usability of information services are important and equips them to play a proper role in designing user-centred information systems and services and to properly exploit information services for the maximum benefit of users.

It covers all of the major issues, the current situation and what the various research studies from around the world show.

The chapters are:An introduction to information users and usabilityInformation needs and user studiesHuman information behaviour studies and modelsUsability study basics Usability study participants Usability data analysis Web usability The usability of digital libraries Digital divide, digital natives and usability Issues and trends in usability research.

Readership: The is essential reading for researchers and practitioners interested in the design and evaluation of digital information systems and services, as well as for students on library, information, and digital library courses.

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