Browsing by Author "Black, Erin"

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    Catalog refining searches usability test - December 2018
    (2018-12-05) Goray, Cami; Black, Erin
    This study was conducted to test how users refined their searches as well as how they started new searches from an existing search in the Duke University Libraries catalog. In addition, it explored user conceptualizations of the catalog, evaluated user navigation paths, and provided recommendations for future changes and further testing. The study was developed and conducted by Erin Black and Cami Goray with guidance by Thomas Crichlow.
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    Duke catalog masthead usability test - November 2018
    (2018-11-12) Black, Erin; Goray, Cami
    This study was conducted to test the overall usability of the masthead for the new Duke University Libraries catalog, explore user conceptualizations of the catalog, evaluate user navigation paths, and provide recommendations for future changes and further testing. The study was developed and conducted by Erin Black and Cami Goray with guidance by Emily Daly.
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    TRLN Discovery facets usability test - October 2018
    (2018-10-24) Black, Erin; Goray, Cami
    This study was conducted to test the overall usability of the TRLN Discovery interface, evaluate how users interacted with the TRLN Discovery catalog facets, and provide recommendations for future changes and further testing. It builds on prior findings made in June and August 2018 by Yu Yuan and Anne Le-Huu Pineault. The study was developed and conducted by Erin Black and Cami Goray with guidance by Emily Daly.
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    TRLN Discovery No Results Page Usability Test - October 2018
    (2018-10-24) Goray, Cami; Black, Erin
    Erin Black and Cami Goray, graduate research assistants in the Assessment & User Experience Department, conducted a usability test on the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) catalog’s No Results page on October 10, 2018 from 10:30 am – 1:30 pm. The testing took place in the common area outside of The Perk coffee shop in Perkins Library. The test consisted of a short set of background questions and five total tasks, including a circle mapping exercise and an open sort labeling activity.