Website redesign and testing with a usability consultant: Lessons learned

OCLC Systems and Services

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 156-166

  Tolliver, Robert L ^a   Carter, David S ^a   Chapman, Suzanne E ^a   Edwards, Phillip M ^b   Fisher, Jeanie E ^b   Haines, Annette L ^a   Krolikowski, Lana E ^a   Price, Rebecca M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Consultants; Content management; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC LIBRARIES; CONSULTANTS; CONTENT MANAGEMENT; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EVALUATION OF WEBSITES; UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN; USERS' EXPERIENCES;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; USABILITY ENGINEERING; WEBSITES;

LIBRARIES;

EID: 24744472117     PISSN: 1065075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10650750510612362     Document Type: Article

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