Research Data Repository usability test - December 2023

Abstract

This study investigated user experience of the Research Data Repository (RDR), an online digital repository intended for researchers to both download published datasets and upload datasets from their own publications. Therefore, the study was split into two sub-studies, one for the upload interface and one for the download interface. The upload interface study investigated how well the submission interface supports a participant’s ability to successfully fill out metadata related to a publication dataset. The download interface study investigated how well the search interface supports a participant’s ability to search for datasets and comprehend specific content within a dataset’s homepage.