Digital library usability

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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
كيف الحال للكل ما اطول عليكم اعرف انكم مشغولين بس حبيت انكم تشاركوني بعض الاقتراحات في تقييم الاستخدام للمكتبات الرقمية، بصراحة انا عندي تكليف في مادة المكتبات الرقمية واخترت اربع مكتبات رقمية لاجراء التقييم وحاولت حصر معايير التقييم لهذه المكتبات وانتهجت المنهج الاحصائي في التعرف على مدى توافر هذه المعايير بالاخذ بالقيمة الصفرية انا الان راح اعرض المكتبات والمعايير واذا فيه ملاحظات او اضافات لا تحرمونا من ابدعاتكم وتحياتي لكم
 ابو سالم 

Names of digital libraries:

1. ACM portal.
2. PubMed
3. New Zealand Digital Library.
4. Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations

Digital libraries usability

Interface features

·         Good look and feel

·         Consistency in terminology, layout, instructions, fonts and colour.

·         Permits reversal of actions so that users can modify actions

·         Tells the user  about  the progress of a search

·         Allows users to specify the parameters to control a search

·         Users can jump easily to a previous action ( a former query or result set)

·         All error messages are clear and specific

·         Allows users to rectify errors easily

·         Provides plenty of space for entering text in search boxes

·         Provides alternative interfaces/options for expert and novice users

·         Easy to learn interface features

·         Easy to learn search features and facilities

·         Good and context-sensitive help for performing tasks and for error recovery

·         The interface fits in the context, e.g. conforms to the commonly used interfaces

·         The language and terminologies used in the interface are easy to follow

·         Screen features are attractive and easy to work with, especially with regard to:

      Colour              Typography                  Layout               Graphics

·         Personalization facilities

Search and retrieval process

• Database/resource selection

• Options for selection of specific types of collection/resource
• Cross-database search facilities
• Easy to formulate different types of query
• Specific search options for text, multimedia,
• Options for searching a specific collection, etc.
• Control over search (field, language, period, collection/type of resource)
• Various Search operators are available (Boolean, Field-specific, truncation, proximity, word and phrase search, etc.)
• Results manipulation
• Different format(s) for display of records
• Control over the number of records that can be displayed
• Navigation of  the list of retrieved records
• Marking of the records
• Sort options
• Printing, downloading and exporting and emailing of records
• Help

Appropriate                              Easy to find                  Easy to  follow