Redesigning Research Guides: Lessons Learned from Usability Testing at the University of Memphis.
At the University of Memphis, a team of librarians and library staff formed the Research Guides Redesign Team (RGRT) to redesign, organize, and evaluate the University Libraries' (UL) research guides. The purpose of the project was to ensure that the new design of the research guides homepage was in...
| Publicado en: | Information Technology & Libraries Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 1 - 22 |
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| Formato: | pictorial review tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Library Association
Sep2023
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