Comparative Evaluation Usability Reports

MTagger Comparative Evaluation

June, 2008
MTagger

Usability interns researched popular platforms that are currently providing online bookmarking and tagging services. Attention was paid to how these sites handle issues known to exist in MTagger as well as how these tools provide users with features that go beyond MTagger’s current implementation.

Authorship: 
Usability Working Group
UX Method: 
Comparative Evaluation
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MTagger_ComparitiveEvaluation.pdf1.21 MB

Library Outages Page - Initial Study

February, 2008
Library Gateway

 The Library Outages web page lists the status of current problems with online resources. The overall goal of this project is to make the Library Outages page easier for patrons to find and easier to use once found.

Authorship: 
Usability Working Group
UX Method: 
Comparative Evaluation
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LibraryOutages_InitialStudy.pdf261.46 KB

Ask Us - Comparison of Label Terminology and Graphics

October, 2007
Library Gateway

 The goal for this study was to conduct a simple comparison of how some other libraries link to their electronic reference services to inform & inspire changes for the MLibrary gateway.

Authorship: 
Usability Working Group
UX Method: 
Comparative Evaluation
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Gateway_AskUs_Comparison.pdf362.3 KB

MBooks Comparative Evaluation

February, 2007
MBooks

 Study by SI 622 Student Group. The comparative evaluation of MBooks' competitive landscape. Other interfaces assessed: Google Boook Search, Amazon Online Reader, Safari Books Online, The Open Library, Harvard University Library's Pageturner

Authorship: 
SI 622 Student Group
UX Method: 
Comparative Evaluation
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SI622MBooks_CompEval.pdf3 MB

SFX Comparative Analysis

August, 2006
SFX

Eight other institutions that use a similar service were compared with UM's to see the differences in labeling choices.

Authorship: 
Usability Working Group
UX Method: 
Comparative Evaluation
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SFX_comp_eval.pdf157.35 KB