Student Searching with EBSCO Discovery: A Usability Study

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dc.contributor.authorCassidy, Erin Dorris
dc.contributor.authorJones, Glenda
dc.contributor.authorMcMain, Lynn
dc.contributor.authorShen, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorVieira, Scott
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-22T16:24:32Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-07T19:38:20Z
dc.date.available2017-03-22T16:24:32Z
dc.date.available2017-04-07T19:38:20Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe researchers conducted task-based usability testing of the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) with 20 students. While most participants felt positively about EDS, a few usability issues emerged. Confusion arose regarding source types and icons, facets/limiters, relevancy ranking, integrated search connectors and more. Students encountered difficulty with spelling corrections and a failure to understand terminology, and they demonstrated an unwillingness to view additional pages of search results. Findings indicate the need for changes to the local implementation of EDS as well as to features and structures under EBSCO’s control.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCassidy, E. D., Jones, G., McMain, L., Shen, L., & Vieira, S. (2014). Student searching with EBSCO Discovery: A usability study. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship 26(1), 17-35. doi:10.1080/1941126X.2014.877331en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/2144
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis (Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship)en_US
dc.subjectweb-scale discoveryen_US
dc.subjectEBSCO Discovery Serviceen_US
dc.subjectusabilityen_US
dc.subjecthigher educationen_US
dc.subjectinformation-seeking behavioren_US
dc.titleStudent Searching with EBSCO Discovery: A Usability Studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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