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Item Open Access Accessing online articles usability test - June 2015(2015-11-10) Daly, EmilyOn June 23, 2015, Emily Daly and Hollie White conducted usability testing in the lobby of Perkins Library. We interviewed six participants between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The test piloted and modified a week prior with a DUL student assistant. The test consisted of three pre-test questions, three tasks, and five post-test questions; each participant completed all pre-test and post-test questions and two of the three tasks (i.e. Task One and either Task Two-A or Task Two-B). Each test took approximately ten minutes. See Appendix for full usability test script.Item Open Access Accessing online journals usability test - April 2021(2021-04) Roberts, Cam; Perry, Donte'Cam Roberts and Donte’ Perry, practicum students in the Assessment & User Experience Department, conducted a remote usability test on accessing online journals through the Duke University Libraries website. Test sessions included five undergraduate and three graduate students.Item Open Access ArcLight remote usability test - September 2020(2020) Wang, Candice; Nguyen, Anh; Chapman, JoyceThis study was conducted to test the usability of David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library's new ArcLight collection guides interface. The study questions were developed by Joyce Chapman and Noah Huffman. The test sessions were conducted by Joyce Chapman, Candice Wang, and Anh Nguyen, with the guidance of Emily Daly. All tests were conducted via Zoom between September 4th and September 15th, 2020.Item Open Access Ask a Librarian usability test - March 2016(2016-04-06) Daly, Emily; Hiles, HannahEmily Daly and Hannah Hiles, field experience student in the Assessment & User Experience Department, conducted a usability test on the Duke University Libraries current “Ask a Librarian” webpage and on the newly designed draft version of the same page on March 24, 2016, from 10:15am-11:40am. A pilot test was completed the previous day by Emily Daly. The test consisted of a short set of background questions, three tasks, and five post-test questions. The test lasted approximately 5 minutes. See Appendix B for the full test script; see Appendix C for user’s feedback on the live and draft versions of the web pages.Item Open Access Bento results interface usability test - July 2014(2015-11-10) Sloat, IanEmily Daly and Ian Sloat conducted usability testing on the functionality of the Bento results interface. The test was conducted at the temporary main entrance of Perkins Library on July 18, 2014 from 1:30 – 3:00 pm. The test consisted of a short set of background questions, one task featuring six parts and eight post-test questions that lasted approximately 10 minutes. See Appendix for test script. The test was piloted with an undergraduate student assistant on July 17.Item Open Access Bento search usability test - September 2014(2015-11-10) Chapman, JoyceEmily Daly and Joyce Chapman conducted a second round of usability testing on the Bento web interface in the Perkins lobby on September 11, 2014 from 11:00am-12:30pm. A pilot test was conducted on September 10, 2014 with Jeremy Zhang, undergraduate student worker in the Assessment & User Experience Department. The test consisted of a short set of background questions, three tasks, and five post-test questions. The test lasted approximately 10 minutes. See Appendix A for the full test script.Item Open Access Bento Usability Test- December 2016(2017-02-06) Riegel, JulieOn Monday, November 28, from 10:00am to 11:00am, Thomas Crichlow and Julie Riegel conducted an A/B test to on the Duke University Library’s (DUL) Bento search tool (https://library.duke.edu/). By comparing Duke’s site to Cornell Library’s Bento search interface (https://www.library.cornell.edu/), we retrieved information on the features that user’s appreciated, and ways to improve Duke’s Bento interface.Item Open Access Best Bets usability test - June 2015(2015-11-10) Daly, EmilyOn June 17, 2015, Emily Daly conducted usability testing in the lobby of Perkins Library. Six participants were interviewed between noon and 1:30 p.m. A pilot was conducted earlier in the day with an ADS student worker. The test consisted of three pre-test questions, one task, and five post-test questions. Each test took approximately ten minutes. See Appendix A for full usability test script.Item Open Access Booking project rooms in The Edge usability test - September 2015(2015-11-10) Boettcher, EmmaEmily Daly and Emma Boettcher conducted usability testing on The Edge project room reservation system (for short-term use) in the Perkins lobby on September 2, 2015 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. The test consisted of a short set of background questions, one task, and five post-test questions. The test lasted approximately 5-10 minutes. A very similar version of this test was conducted in March 2015; this follow-up study tested changes made as a result of the March study. See Appendix for full test script.Item Open Access Borrowing Page Usability Test Report - May 2017(2017-05-15) Martin, Julie; Crichlow, ThomasThomas Crichlow and Julie Martin, graduate research assistant in the Assessment & User Experience Department, conducted a usability test on the Duke University Libraries current Borrowing webpage on April 27, 2017 from 2:00 pm-3:30 pm. The testing took place in the open space to the right of the Chappel Family Gallery in Perkins Library. The test consisted of a short set of background questions, four tasks, and three post-test questions. The test lasted approximately 10 minutes.Item Open Access Catalog refining searches usability test - December 2018(2018-12-05) Goray, Cami; Black, ErinThis 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.Item Open Access Chappell Family Gallery Exhibit Usability Test - June 2016(2016-06-22) Crichlow, ThomasEmily Daly and Thomas Crichlow conducted a usability test of the Duke University Chapel exhibit displayed in the Chappell Family Gallery on May 20, 2016. The test was conducted to learn how people interact with the exhibit. The test consisted of two general questions, three tasks, and brief followup questions; each test took approximately 15 minutes to complete.Item Open Access Default search / research guides usability test - March 2014(2015-11-10) Daly, EmilyEmily Daly and Bendte Fagge conducted usability testing of the default search functionality (referred to as the “gear” in this report) and locating research guides on the Duke Libraries website. The test was held outside of the Von der Heyden Pavilion on March 7, 2014 from 10:00 – 11:30am. A pilot was conducted with Steph Matthiesen (note that Steph had not yet seen the gear icon). The test consisted of a short set of background questions, four tasks, and four post-test questions that lasted approximately 5–10 minutes. See Appendix for test script.Item Open Access Digital Collections usability test - October 2015(2015-11-10) Boettcher, EmmaEmily Daly and Emma Boettcher conducted usability testing on the W. Duke & Sons Digital Collection in the Perkins lobby on October 7, 2015 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. A pilot was conducted with a graduate student the previous day. The test consisted of a short set of background questions, five tasks, and two post-test questions. The test lasted approximately 5-7 minutes. See Appendix for usability test script.Item Open Access Digital Repositories at Duke Homepage Usability Test - October 2019(2019-10-25) Wang, Manhua; Robin, KnightThis study was conducted to test the usability of the HTML Mockup for the newly designed homepage of Digital Repositories at Duke. The study aims to test whether this page better could well serve as a landing spot that directs users to multiple repository services as well as clarity around the specific resources available within each platform. The recommendations were provided based on testing results. The study was developed and conducted by Manhua Wang and Robin Knight, with the guidance of Emily Daly and Will Sexton.Item Open Access Duke catalog masthead usability test - November 2018(2018-11-12) Black, Erin; Goray, CamiThis 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.Item Open Access Duke Digital Repository Usability Test - July 2018(2018-07) Le-Huu Pineault, Anne; Yuan, YuThis study was conducted to test the overall usability of the Duke Digital Repository application, evaluate its main features and provide recommendations for future improvements and testing. It was developed by Moira Downey and Susan Ivey and conducted by Anne Le-Huu Pineault and Yu Yuan with the guidance of Emily Daly. The test lasted approximately 15 minutes and consisted of a short pre-test survey, five tasks, and four post-test questions.Item Open Access Duke Digital Repository usability test, part 1 - April 2023(2023-04-27) Siqi-Liu, AudreyThis is part one out of two usability tests of the Duke Digital Repositories (DDR). Both parts were designed to answer stakeholder questions about the usability of specific DDR functions. All test sessions were conducted remotely via Zoom by Audrey Siqi-Liu. Part one included basic tasks like downloading and requesting access. Participants were recruited from a list of students who volunteered to be contacted about library user studies and were not prescreened for previous DDR experience.Item Open Access Duke Digital Repository usability test, part 2 - May 2023(2023-05-10) Siqi-Liu, AudreyThis is part two out of two usability tests of the Duke Digital Repositories (DDR). Both parts were designed to answer stakeholder questions about the usability of specific DDR functions. All test sessions were conducted remotely via Zoom by Audrey Siqi-Liu. Part one included basic tasks like downloading digital materials and requesting access to metadata only items. Part two included more advanced tasks: navigating finding aids and collection records, and using the relations feature. Participants were recruited from users of the DDR who had logged in for the first time over the past six months and were prescreened for either experience with browsing digital collections or using any reading room.Item Open Access Duke Images LibGuide usability test - August 2016(2016-08-12) Chadwick, Gordon; Crichlow, ThomasThomas Crichlow and Gordon Chadwick conducted a think-aloud usability study on August 1, 2016 in the Perkins Library at Duke University. The study tested users’ perceptions of a new LibGuides driven research guide for scholarly images by asking them to complete information seeking tasks and provide feedback.