User-Centred Design and Agile Development: Rebuilding the Swedish National Union Catalogue
With a new generation of OPACs emerging that attempt to address longstanding shortcomings, how do we make sure that we do not lose ground again in the future? This article suggests a combination of iterative development and user-centred design as a way to develop systems that will meet the constantl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Code4Lib
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Code4Lib Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/561 |
| Summary: | With a new generation of OPACs emerging that attempt to address longstanding shortcomings, how do we make sure that we do not lose ground again in the future? This article suggests a combination of iterative development and user-centred design as a way to develop systems that will meet the constantly changing expectations of users by providing both functionality and usability. It gives a short introduction to iterative software development and user-centred design. A case study of the development of the new version of LIBRIS (http://libris.kb.se), the Swedish National Union Catalogue, is used as an example of how these methodologies can benefit from each other in practice. |
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| ISSN: | 1940-5758 |