A Tool That Helps Provide Easy and Fast Access to Archived Web Content and Data
A Tool That Helps Provide Easy and Fast Access to Archived Web Content and Data
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A Tool That Helps Provide Easy and Fast Access to Archived Web Content and Data
Navigating Library Search, our library’s discovery layer, can be daunting for novice users, especially for new undergraduate students, as it requires a different academic research skill set than they have used in their previous educational experience. Regardless, it is important for students to learn how to effectively leverage these tools for their research because they provide access to vetted, high-quality, and often proprietary materials, along with expert librarian assistance, making these tools valuable resources for reliable and efficient academic research. The challenge for libraries is to design search tools that are both user-friendly for beginners while still being sophisticated enough to meet the advanced needs of experienced researchers.
As a UX research and design student at the School of Information, I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to conduct user research on Library Search, the University of Michigan Library’s discovery layer, last summer. My goal was to uncover how novice users approach Library Search features and functions, and to identify design opportunities to improve student experiences. I was specifically interested in: How much information should be displayed in the ‘Everything’ results? What types of information should be included for each item in the ‘Everything’ results? How should the information be presented for each item in the ‘Everything’ results? (e.g., format, layout, visual cues)
After conducting interviews with librarians in the Learning and Teaching division, student employees who provide “Ask a Librarian” services, and undergraduate students, I compiled a list of five key findings and five key design recommendations, some of which were recently implemented in Library Search. “
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