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Evaluating the usability of a museum web site
CreatorHarms, I.;Schweibenz, W.
SubjectDCCF - Summative evaluation; Usability testing
DescriptionA research project conducted by the Department of Information Science in cooperation with the Saarland Museum, the art museum of the Federal State of Saarland, Germany. The study had two aims. The first was to evaluate some methods of usability engineering for the Web, and the second was to evaluate the usability of the Saarland Museum's Web site and improve it.
PublisherArchives and Museum Informatics
Date2001
Web Linkhttp://www.archimuse.com/mw2001/papers/schweibenz/schweibenz.html
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Title Evaluating the usability of a museum web site

Creator Harms, I.;Schweibenz, W.

Subject summative evaluation; usability testing

Description A research project conducted by the Department of Information Science in cooperation with the Saarland Museum, the art museum of the Federal State of Saarland, Germany. The study had two aims. The first was to evaluate some methods of usability engineering for the Web, and the second was to evaluate the usability of the Saarland Museum's Web site and improve it.

Publisher Archives and Museum Informatics

Date 2001

Type usability tests;user trials;evaluation theory;task analysis;observation;questionnaire

Format HTML

Identifier http://www.archimuse.com/mw2001/papers/schweibenz/schweibenz.html

Source Trant, Jennifer

Contributor

Language English

Coverage msueums;websites

Rights Archives and Museum Informatics

Audience general

Created 2001

Available y

Part of Museums and the Web 2001


      

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