scholarly journals An Examination of Home Page Design in New Zealand Tertiary Libraries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jessica Elizabeth Howie
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
Home Page ◽  
Website Design ◽  
User Perception ◽  
Home Pages ◽  
Online Presence ◽  
Page Design ◽  
Library Websites

<p>The online presence of tertiary libraries is becoming increasingly important, however, research (OCLC, 2010) suggests that library websites are being shunned in favour of commercial search engines. Some scholars (Reidsma, 2012; McCann et al., 2010) attribute this to poor website design. Websites are a valid communication concern and what content is displayed, as well as how it is displayed on library home pages has implications for usability, findability and user perception. Tertiary library websites need to be attractive, modern and user focused in nature. Content needs to be arranged in a way that supports smooth navigation so that users are encouraged to engage with the library.</p>

scholarly journals An Examination of Home Page Design in New Zealand Tertiary Libraries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jessica Elizabeth Howie
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
Home Page ◽  
Website Design ◽  
User Perception ◽  
Home Pages ◽  
Online Presence ◽  
Page Design ◽  
Library Websites

<p>The online presence of tertiary libraries is becoming increasingly important, however, research (OCLC, 2010) suggests that library websites are being shunned in favour of commercial search engines. Some scholars (Reidsma, 2012; McCann et al., 2010) attribute this to poor website design. Websites are a valid communication concern and what content is displayed, as well as how it is displayed on library home pages has implications for usability, findability and user perception. Tertiary library websites need to be attractive, modern and user focused in nature. Content needs to be arranged in a way that supports smooth navigation so that users are encouraged to engage with the library.</p>

scholarly journals Library Home Page Design: A Comparison of Page Layout for Front Ends to ARL Library Web Sites

1998 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 457-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. King
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Home Page ◽  
Home Pages ◽  
Domain Name ◽  
Page Layout ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Parent Institution ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Page Design

The author examined the home pages of all 120 libraries in the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in order to compare design similarities and differences. This was accomplished by first filling out a questionnaire on each home page and then tabulating the findings using simple averages and medians. Areas examined were: backgrounds, document headers, document footers, document body, page length, number of steps to library home page from parent institution Web site, and domain name servers. A typical home page is discussed using the averages of these results.

Who owns a personal home page?

2003 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Astrid Schütz ◽  
Franz Machilek
Keyword(s):  
Search Engine ◽  
Home Page ◽  
Sampling Strategies ◽  
Home Pages ◽  
Personal Home Pages ◽  
Age And Sex

Research on personal home pages is still rare. Many studies to date are exploratory, and the problem of drawing a sample that reflects the variety of existing home pages has not yet been solved. The present paper discusses sampling strategies and suggests a strategy based on the results retrieved by a search engine. This approach is used to draw a sample of 229 personal home pages that portray private identities. Findings on age and sex of the owners and elements characterizing the sites are reported.

scholarly journals NEWS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ROBOTICS

Robotica ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-239
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Industrial Robot ◽  
International Federation ◽  
Home Page ◽  
Home Pages ◽  
The World

Two more IFR member associations have established home pages on the World Wide Web. BRA (formerly the British Robot Association) can be found at http://www.bra-automation.co.uk, and the Danish Industrial Robot Association (DIRA) has its home page at http://inet.uni-c.dk/~i29876.

MakeMyTrip: 2013(B): Research Design for Redesigning the Home Page

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Abhinandan Kumar Jain ◽  
Kaveri Misra
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Home Page ◽  
Testing Methodology ◽  
Page Design

One week since the first meeting, Mr. Deepak Kumar, Chairman and Group CEO of MakeMyTrip (MMT), called a second meeting of the homepage website redesign team for redesigning the Home Page (see Exhibit 1 for the current Home Page)1. This team comprised of the CBO, Analytics Head, User Experience (UX) Head, Product Head and the Tech Head (CTO). The second meeting was called to discuss and finalise the options of the Home Page design to be tested, the criteria to be used for choosing the best option, and the testing methodology.

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Information Architecture of New Zealand Tertiary Library Websites

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Summer Michelle Bledsoe
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Information Architecture ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Navigation Systems ◽  
Good Picture ◽  
Current State ◽  
Specific Analysis ◽  
Library Websites ◽  
User Friendly

<p>Library websites are becoming more and more important as so much of a library’s content is accessed through its website. It is important that this is usable for the site’s users and that the information contained in the site is findable. In order for this to happen the site must have a good information architecture.  This study was done firstly as a literature analysis to determine what is currently considered to be best practice in information architecture for library websites. This was then formed into a checklist of best practice criteria and was used to analyse a sample of New Zealand’s tertiary library websites to determine what areas that these sites were doing well with their information architecture and what areas may need improvement. The study found that in many areas the sites matched well with the criteria such as having effective site navigation systems and using clear label terms. There were also areas that needed improvement such as the prominence of the library branding and search tools needing to be more user-friendly.  This study provides a good picture of the current state of New Zealand tertiary library sites information architecture that could be used when updating these sites and it also provides a good checklist that can be used in the analysis of other library sites. Future research could extend this project by analysing sites more thoroughly and it could also do a more specific analysis by looking at what a certain library’s users want and need in the information architecture of their library site.</p>

scholarly journals Mudanças nos modos de leitura das notícias e perda de importância da home page

ALCEU ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (36) ◽  
pp. 122-141
Author(s):  
Adriana Barsotti ◽  
Leonel Azevedo de Aguiar
Keyword(s):  
Home Page ◽  
Home Pages ◽  
On Line

O artigo apresenta os resultados parciais de uma pesquisa que investiga como as mudanças nos modos de leitura das notícias na internet estão provocando mais uma transformação contemporânea no jornalismo: a invisibilidade das home pages dos sites jornalísticos. Analisa como os acessos ao noticiário, por meio de links distribuídos em redes sociais, em ferramentas de busca e nos portais acarretam perda de sentido em um valor fundamental da cultura profissional. Após levantamento de dados sobre novos hábitos de leitura, empreende revisão bibliográfica sobre a home page e utiliza entrevistas em profundidade com jornalistas para compreender o impacto do silêncio da primeira página on-line nas rotinas produtivas. Conclui que, à medida que as notícias se desprendem do contexto original da edição, os profissionais sentem-se desafiados, mas sustentam que é preciso cumprir com sua responsabilidade social, destacando, em manchetes e chamadas, os temas de interesse público.

Presenting a proposed framework for evaluating university websites

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 881-904
Author(s):  
Monireh Gharibe Niazi ◽  
Masumeh Karbala Aghaei Kamran ◽  
Amir Ghaebi
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Website Design ◽  
Weighting Method ◽  
Website Evaluation ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Content Type ◽  
University Websites ◽  
Engineering Software ◽  
Page Design

Purpose This study aims to design a proposed framework for evaluating university websites. Design/methodology/approach This study is an exploratory mixed research. It was an applied research in terms of objective and used the Delphi technique and systematic review and meta-analysis approaches. Data collection tools were done through library studies, Delphi checklist and observation. The statistical population of the research comprised 17 experts who are designers of university websites and 20 Iranian university websites selected from the Webometrics website. The statistical data were analyzed using fuzzy methods, descriptive and inferential statistical methods and the SWARA weighting method. Also, the statistical analysis software SPSS 20 and Excel 2016, TOPSIS engineering software and MAXQDA were used. Findings Findings indicated that the dimensions of the designed proposed framework in order of their weights are credibility (0.130), reliability (0.125), usability (0.120), website design (0.110), functionality (0.104), content (0.100), page design (0.0922), efficiency (0.082), Webometrics (0.070) and systematic evaluation (0.067). Mebrate’s (2010) framework had the highest overlap (mean = 74.65), and Webometrics (mean = 18.5) had the least overlap and dependency (mean = 19) with the proposed framework. In the evaluation of the 20 university websites of Iran selected from the Webometrics site, the University of Tehran was ranked first with a score of 82.7 and Shiraz University was ranked last with a score of 75. Originality/value This study provides a comprehensive proposed framework for evaluating university websites that eliminates the shortcomings of all models, frameworks and methods of university website evaluation that focused only on one or more dimensions of university websites.

User Perception Affects Search Engine Advertising Avoidance: Moderating Role of User Characteristics

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yujie Li
Keyword(s):  
Search Engine ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Television Advertising ◽  
Location Awareness ◽  
User Perception ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
User Characteristics ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
Search Engine Advertising

Researchers have examined avoidance of traditional media advertising (e.g., television advertising) and general Internet advertising (e.g., banner advertising), but less attention has been paid to search engine advertising (SEA) avoidance, particularly in the Chinese context. Therefore, I analyzed the effects of 3 components of user perception of SEA (perceived goal impediment, perceived advertising clutter, and prior negative experience) and 2 components of user characteristics (monthly income and advertising location awareness) on SEA avoidance in a sample of 348 working professionals who use Chinese search engines. Results showed that user perception had a significantly positive impact on SEA avoidance, monthly income attenuated the positive impact of perceived advertising clutter but intensified the positive impact of prior negative experience on SEA avoidance, and advertising location awareness enhanced the positive impact of perceived advertising clutter on SEA avoidance. Implications of the findings for effective advertising on search engines are discussed.

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