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    Librarians Do It Differently: Comparative Usability Testing of Students and Library Staff

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    Conference proceeding
    Date
    2011
    Author
    Turner, Nancy Bartman cc
    Department
    Temple University. Libraries
    Subject
    Conference proceedings
    Library catalogs and users
    Search strategies in databases
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/103
    
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/90
    Abstract
    Our experience as librarians suggests that library staff search and locate library resources differently than college students. We bring to our work knowledge about library collections and search tool functionality that may inform our strategies for finding library resources. Through our training and experience, we have developed more accurate mental models for the information universe for which our library website is a portal. The purpose of this research is to explore that hypothesis and if it has merit, to articulate those differences in information seeking behaviors, particularly search strategy and tool use. As those patterns of difference are identified, the findings may be used to improve the usability of the website for students as well as illuminate real student behaviors for library staff. In general, library staff used different strategies, selected different tools and used facets and search limits in ways that were different than students carrying out the same tasks. Their “preknowledge” about library collections and differences in how search tools function informed their search strategies. Students were more interested in efficiency and assumed a “Googlelike” search functionality when presented with a search box.
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    A paper presented at the Library Assessment Conference, which took place October 24-27, 2019, in Baltimore, MD.
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    N.B. Turner, "Librarians Do It Differently: Comparative Usability Testing of Students and Library Staff," in Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment: Proc. of the 2010 Library Assessment Conference, Baltimore, MD, October 25-27, 2010. S. Hiller, K. Justh, M. Kyrillidou, J. Self, Eds. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, 2011. pp. 387-394.
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