K-State Libraries Usability Team Report - Summer 2013

Abstract

K-State Libraries employs a user-centered approach to web design that makes our website easy to navigate, sought out by users, valid in content, and reliable in currency of information. This usability test conducted during the summer of 2013 was a study of K-State Libraries' implementation of Springshare's LibGuides and how easily users can find, access, and use the information there. The study also analyzed the use of a library subscribed database by users and how it impacted usability. This study was conducted using observational studies of voluntarily recruited participants as they performed assigned tasks using LibGuides and the K-State Libraries’ website. Participants also completed an anonymous demographic survey at the conclusion of the study.