GRÄNSSNITTET OCH ANVÄNDARNA En undersökning av två gränssnitt mot en bibliotekskatalog.
AnvändbarhetUsabilityAnvändbarhetsutvärdering människadatorinteraktionOPACBibliotekssystemGränssnittDocumentationInformationLibrary scienceArchivisticsArkiv- och bibliotekskunskapDokumentationInformaticsSystems theoryInformatikSystemteoriSocial SciencesMathematics and Statistics
The scope of this master´s thesis is the issue of usability in relation to interface design,in particular the interface of a university library´s online public accessed catalogue, orOPAC. Since the OPAC can be seen as the library´s ?shop window? to the world, it isof great importance that the interface to the OPAC can be used by patrons witheffectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction.The master´s thesis is based on a qualitative study performed at Karolinska InstitutetsUniversity library, and contains both a usability evaluation and an interview study. Twointerfaces were evaluated: a standard web interface provided by the system supplier, andan interface developed in-house by Karolinska Institutet´s systems department. The twointerfaces are both connected to the same online library catalogue, thus making possiblea comparative study.