Abstract
In early 2010, library staff at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in Ohio designed and conducted a usability study of key parts of the library web site, focusing on the web pages generated by the library's electronic resources management system (ERM) that list and describe the library's databases. The goal was to discover how users find and choose e-resources and identify ways the library could improve access to e-resources through its web site. This article outlines the usability study conducted at BGSU, presents its conclusions about how students at BGSU find and choose databases, contextualizes these findings with other current research about user behavior, and makes recommendations for increasing student use of library e-resources.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 386-401 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journal of Academic Librarianship |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Library and Information Sciences
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