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article · Serials Review · 2011

Improving OpenURL Menus: User Testing of Revisions to SFX® Menus

Bennett Claire Ponsford, Jane Stephens, Robin R. Sewell

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Abstract

Twenty-one volunteers tested the usability of revisions to the Texas A&M University Libraries' SFX® OpenURL link resolver menus, including the addition of Ex Libris' new bX™ recommendation service and a plug-in which pulls additional information about the journal into the menu. The volunteers also evaluated the quality and desirability of the bX recommendations and discussed their preferences for help options and full-text format. Results of the usability testing are reported along with the resultant menu changes. This study will be of interest to librarians implementing or redesigning OpenURL menus as well as those interested in the user experience . ► OpenURL menu users focus on full-text links and overlook additional features. ► Volunteers generally found bX recommendations useful. ► Users want options for obtaining help, even if it adds another step to the process. ► Users appreciate the inclusion of a journal's peer-reviewed status on the menu. ► Users would prefer to skip the OpenURL menu entirely and link directly to full text.

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APA 7

Ponsford, B. C., Stephens, J., & Sewell, R. R. (2011). Improving OpenURL Menus: User Testing of Revisions to SFX® Menus. Serials Review, 37(3), 162–170. https://doi.org/10.1080/00987913.2011.10765378

MLA 9

Ponsford, Bennett Claire, et al. “Improving OpenURL Menus: User Testing of Revisions to SFX® Menus.” Serials Review, vol. 37, no. 3, 2011, pp. 162–70, https://doi.org/10.1080/00987913.2011.10765378.

Chicago

Ponsford, Bennett Claire, Jane Stephens, and Robin R. Sewell. 2011. “Improving OpenURL Menus: User Testing of Revisions to SFX® Menus.” Serials Review 37 (3): 162–70. https://doi.org/10.1080/00987913.2011.10765378.

Harvard

Ponsford, B.C., Stephens, J. and Sewell, R.R. (2011) ‘Improving OpenURL Menus: User Testing of Revisions to SFX® Menus’, Serials Review, 37(3), pp. 162–170. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/00987913.2011.10765378.

BibTeX
@article{ponsford2011improving,
  title = {{Improving OpenURL Menus: User Testing of Revisions to SFX® Menus}},
  author = {Ponsford, Bennett Claire and Stephens, Jane and Sewell, Robin R.},
  journal = {Serials Review},
  volume = {37},
  number = {3},
  pages = {162--170},
  year = {2011},
  doi = {10.1080/00987913.2011.10765378}
}

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