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Improving OpenURL Menus: User Testing of Revisions to SFX® Menus |
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| Authors: | Bennett Claire Ponsford Jane Stephens Robin R Sewell |
| Institution: | 1. Ponsford is Digital Services Librarian and Assistant Professor, Texas A&2. M University, TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-5000, USA bennett.ponsford@tamu.edu;3. Stephens is Science and Engineering Librarian and Assistant Professor, Texas A&4. M University, TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-5000, USA jstephens@library.tamu.edu;5. Sewell is Coordinator of Emerging Technologies and Assistant Professor, Medical Sciences Library, Texas A&6. M University, TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-5000, USA rsewell009@library.tamu.edu |
| Abstract: | AbstractTwenty-one volunteers tested the usability of revisions to the Texas A&M University Libraries' SFX® OpenURL link resolver menus, including the addition of Ex Libris' new bX� recommendation service and a plug-in which pulls additional information about the journal into the menu. The volunteers also evaluated the quality and desirability of the bX recommendations and discussed their preferences for help options and full-text format. Results of the usability testing are reported along with the resultant menu changes. This study will be of interest to librarians implementing or redesigning OpenURL menus as well as those interested in the user experience. |
| Keywords: | SFX® bX� recommendations OpenURL link resolvers Usability testing |