Design guidelines and user-centred digital libraries

Yin Leng Theng; Elke Duncker; Norliza Mohd-Nasir; George Buchanan; Harold Thimbleby

doi:10.1007/3-540-48155-9_12

Design guidelines and user-centred digital libraries

Yin Leng Theng, Elke Duncker, Norliza Mohd-Nasir, George Buchanan, Harold Thimbleby

Middlesex University

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Abstract

As current digital libraries are becoming more complex, the facilities provided by them will increase and the difficulty of learning associated with the complexity of using these facilities will also increase. In order to produce usable and useful interactive systems, designers need to ensure that good design features are incorporated into the systems, taking into consideration end-users’ needs and cultural backgrounds. We carried out a study to investigate useful design features digital libraries should have. The study provides insights on the usability impact of digital libraries for task completion and end-users’ perceived impressions on the effectiveness of the digital libraries. The results also suggest that there is little provision on the interface to cater to end-users’ browsing and inter-cultural needs. Hence, this paper also discusses design guidelines for the design of user-centred digital libraries.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries - 3rd European Conference, ECDL 1999, Proceedings
Editors	Serge Abiteboul, Anne-Marie Vercoustre
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	167-183
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Print)	3540665587, 9783540665588
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48155-9_12
Publication status	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes
Event	3rd European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, ECDL 1999 - Paris, France Duration: Sept 22 1999 → Sept 24 1999

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	1696
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	3rd European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, ECDL 1999
Country/Territory	France
City	Paris
Period	9/22/99 → 9/24/99

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© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1999.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Theng, Y. L., Duncker, E., Mohd-Nasir, N., Buchanan, G., & Thimbleby, H. (1999). Design guidelines and user-centred digital libraries. In S. Abiteboul, & A.-M. Vercoustre (Eds.), Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries - 3rd European Conference, ECDL 1999, Proceedings (pp. 167-183). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 1696). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48155-9_12

Theng, Yin Leng ; Duncker, Elke ; Mohd-Nasir, Norliza et al. / Design guidelines and user-centred digital libraries. Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries - 3rd European Conference, ECDL 1999, Proceedings. editor / Serge Abiteboul ; Anne-Marie Vercoustre. Springer Verlag, 1999. pp. 167-183 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Theng, YL, Duncker, E, Mohd-Nasir, N, Buchanan, G & Thimbleby, H 1999, Design guidelines and user-centred digital libraries. in S Abiteboul & A-M Vercoustre (eds), Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries - 3rd European Conference, ECDL 1999, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 1696, Springer Verlag, pp. 167-183, 3rd European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, ECDL 1999, Paris, France, 9/22/99. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48155-9_12

Design guidelines and user-centred digital libraries. / Theng, Yin Leng; Duncker, Elke; Mohd-Nasir, Norliza et al.
Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries - 3rd European Conference, ECDL 1999, Proceedings. ed. / Serge Abiteboul; Anne-Marie Vercoustre. Springer Verlag, 1999. p. 167-183 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 1696).

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Theng YL, Duncker E, Mohd-Nasir N, Buchanan G, Thimbleby H. Design guidelines and user-centred digital libraries. In Abiteboul S, Vercoustre AM, editors, Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries - 3rd European Conference, ECDL 1999, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 1999. p. 167-183. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/3-540-48155-9_12

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