A usability study of online library systems: A case of Sultanah Bahiyah Library, Universiti Utara Malaysia
The purpose of this study was to investigate usability of online library systems in Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). This study evaluated the usability of Sultanah Bahiyah Library’s web based systems by investigating the aspects of simplicity, comfort, user friendliness, control, readability, inform...
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| author | Bohari, Abdul Manaf Amer, Shukry Aboulgasem Fuad, Nurwahida |
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| description | The purpose of this study was to investigate usability of online library systems in Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). This study evaluated the usability of Sultanah Bahiyah Library’s web based systems by investigating the aspects of simplicity, comfort, user friendliness, control, readability, information adequacy/task match, navigability, recognition, access time, relevancy, consistency and visual presentation. This study examined user’s views about the usability of digital libraries whereas current and perceived importance. A sample of 45 students of Master of Business Administration (MBA) has been chosen. The Sultanah Bahiyah Library’s web based systems is very important especially for students and academic staffs of Universiti Utara Malaysia. The usability of the Library’s web based systems makes students easy to connect and for that the
website should be helpful and attractive within good contents. The result found that the parallel nature of the users’ current views about the usability of digital libraries and users’ perceived importance of digital library usability allows direct comparison of all usability properties. The overall results yielded significant difference for the variables of user’s current views and perceived importance. |
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| spelling | uum-5692010-10-08T06:18:00Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/569/ A usability study of online library systems: A case of Sultanah Bahiyah Library, Universiti Utara Malaysia Bohari, Abdul Manaf Amer, Shukry Aboulgasem Fuad, Nurwahida Z719 Libraries (General) The purpose of this study was to investigate usability of online library systems in Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). This study evaluated the usability of Sultanah Bahiyah Library’s web based systems by investigating the aspects of simplicity, comfort, user friendliness, control, readability, information adequacy/task match, navigability, recognition, access time, relevancy, consistency and visual presentation. This study examined user’s views about the usability of digital libraries whereas current and perceived importance. A sample of 45 students of Master of Business Administration (MBA) has been chosen. The Sultanah Bahiyah Library’s web based systems is very important especially for students and academic staffs of Universiti Utara Malaysia. The usability of the Library’s web based systems makes students easy to connect and for that the website should be helpful and attractive within good contents. The result found that the parallel nature of the users’ current views about the usability of digital libraries and users’ perceived importance of digital library usability allows direct comparison of all usability properties. The overall results yielded significant difference for the variables of user’s current views and perceived importance. 2010 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/569/1/ABDUL_MANAF_1.pdf Bohari, Abdul Manaf and Amer, Shukry Aboulgasem and Fuad, Nurwahida (2010) A usability study of online library systems: A case of Sultanah Bahiyah Library, Universiti Utara Malaysia. In: National Seminar on Information Technology in the Library, 3-5 August 2010, Bayview Hotel, Penang, Malaysia. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | Z719 Libraries (General) Bohari, Abdul Manaf Amer, Shukry Aboulgasem Fuad, Nurwahida A usability study of online library systems: A case of Sultanah Bahiyah Library, Universiti Utara Malaysia |
| title | A usability study of online library systems: A case of Sultanah Bahiyah Library, Universiti Utara Malaysia |
| title_full | A usability study of online library systems: A case of Sultanah Bahiyah Library, Universiti Utara Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | A usability study of online library systems: A case of Sultanah Bahiyah Library, Universiti Utara Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A usability study of online library systems: A case of Sultanah Bahiyah Library, Universiti Utara Malaysia |
| title_short | A usability study of online library systems: A case of Sultanah Bahiyah Library, Universiti Utara Malaysia |
| title_sort | usability study of online library systems a case of sultanah bahiyah library universiti utara malaysia |
| topic | Z719 Libraries (General) |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/569/1/ABDUL_MANAF_1.pdf |
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