144 · Representative Documents: Assessment Reports and Instruments
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
CAR Usability Study Brief
13. Please take a few minutes to explore the site on your own and talk through what
you’re looking at as you interact with the site.
Overall likes:
Facets, especially having the decade facet
Breadcrumbs showing what you’ve searched
Big thumbnails on the search view allows for easy browsing
Added descriptions for names and buildings was appreciated, as was the map view
Overall dislikes or confusing aspects:
Concerns about copyright
Doesn’t like how facets default to being organized by how many items there are for each
facet
There was confusion about the difference between topic and collection
Post-test Questions
1. What did you think of this website? What did you like? What did you not like?
One participant noted “this site is much better than what’s out there for the current
special collections browse pages” and “this is better than Chapel Hill’s [UNC-Chapel
Hill] search for sure”
Likes:
Site feels familiar like a lot of other websites on the web (and not just library sites, but
like commercial sites, with facets and a clear search bar), another noted it “uses modern
design techniques”
Site is straightforward and well organized, several participants noted the site is “clean”
PDF download
Facets can collapse
Large thumbnail
Likes having copyright information
Dislikes:
Wishes it was more colorful
Confused about topics vs subjects
Could use a scope and content note information with the collections
2. What changes would you make to the digital materials site?
Add more topics
Make it easier to save an image from the site
Add an introduction on the homepage about what can be found on the site
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