The gathering of user requirements is key to the gaining of a deeper understanding of the needs evolving from the user's operational context and from the use of the system. User requirements are pivotal in guiding the development process of any system. This is no less true in the arena of digital libraries (DLs). The gathering of DL requirements should be conducted with the understanding that the anticipated DL user interface should accord support to the user throughout the entire DL usage/interaction process. This chapter describes a questionnaire-based study of DL requirements based on the foregoing understanding. The study covered a wide range of issues pertinent to the design of user interfaces for DLs, including: user characteristics/profiles, current experience in DL usage, functional requirements, nonfunctional requirements, and contextual requirements. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first systematic empirical investigation of DL requirements that covers such a wide range.

DIGITAL LIBRARY REQUIREMENTS: A QUESTIONNAIRE-BASED STUDY / Stephen, Kimani; Panizzi, Emanuele; Catarci, Tiziana; Margerita, Antona. - (2009), pp. 287-297. [10.4018/978-1-59904-879-6.ch029].

DIGITAL LIBRARY REQUIREMENTS: A QUESTIONNAIRE-BASED STUDY

PANIZZI, Emanuele;CATARCI, Tiziana;
2009

Abstract

The gathering of user requirements is key to the gaining of a deeper understanding of the needs evolving from the user's operational context and from the use of the system. User requirements are pivotal in guiding the development process of any system. This is no less true in the arena of digital libraries (DLs). The gathering of DL requirements should be conducted with the understanding that the anticipated DL user interface should accord support to the user throughout the entire DL usage/interaction process. This chapter describes a questionnaire-based study of DL requirements based on the foregoing understanding. The study covered a wide range of issues pertinent to the design of user interfaces for DLs, including: user characteristics/profiles, current experience in DL usage, functional requirements, nonfunctional requirements, and contextual requirements. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first systematic empirical investigation of DL requirements that covers such a wide range.
2009
Handbook of research on digital libraries: Design, development, and impact
9781599048796
9781599048802
02 Pubblicazione su volume::02a Capitolo o Articolo
DIGITAL LIBRARY REQUIREMENTS: A QUESTIONNAIRE-BASED STUDY / Stephen, Kimani; Panizzi, Emanuele; Catarci, Tiziana; Margerita, Antona. - (2009), pp. 287-297. [10.4018/978-1-59904-879-6.ch029].
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