User interfaces of information retrieval systems and user friendliness
ABSTRACT The paper deals with the characteristics of user interfaces of information retrieval systems with the emphasis on design and evaluation. It presents users’ information retrieval tasks and the functions which are offered through interfaces. Design rules, guidelines and standards are presen...
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Slovenian Library Association & University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)
2008-01-01
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ABSTRACT
The paper deals with the characteristics of user interfaces of information retrieval systems with the emphasis on design and evaluation. It presents users’ information retrieval tasks and the functions which are offered through interfaces. Design rules, guidelines and standards are presented, as well as criteria and methods for evaluation. Special emphasis is placed on the concept of user friendliness as one of the most important characteristic of the user interfaces. Various definitions of user friendliness are presented and their elements are also discussed. In the end, the paper shows how user interfaces should be designed, taken into consideration all these criteria.
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| spelling | doaj-art-a78ff5d4ad3d46f797150ba53de2409d2025-08-20T02:58:40ZengSlovenian Library Association & University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Knjižnica0023-24241581-79032008-01-0152110.55741/knj.52.1.14211User interfaces of information retrieval systems and user friendlinessPolona VilarMaja Žumer ABSTRACT The paper deals with the characteristics of user interfaces of information retrieval systems with the emphasis on design and evaluation. It presents users’ information retrieval tasks and the functions which are offered through interfaces. Design rules, guidelines and standards are presented, as well as criteria and methods for evaluation. Special emphasis is placed on the concept of user friendliness as one of the most important characteristic of the user interfaces. Various definitions of user friendliness are presented and their elements are also discussed. In the end, the paper shows how user interfaces should be designed, taken into consideration all these criteria. https://journals.uni-lj.si/knjiznica/article/view/14211user interfacesinformation-retrieval systemsdesignevaluationuser friendliness |
| spellingShingle | Polona Vilar Maja Žumer User interfaces of information retrieval systems and user friendliness Knjižnica user interfaces information-retrieval systems design evaluation user friendliness |
| title | User interfaces of information retrieval systems and user friendliness |
| title_full | User interfaces of information retrieval systems and user friendliness |
| title_fullStr | User interfaces of information retrieval systems and user friendliness |
| title_full_unstemmed | User interfaces of information retrieval systems and user friendliness |
| title_short | User interfaces of information retrieval systems and user friendliness |
| title_sort | user interfaces of information retrieval systems and user friendliness |
| topic | user interfaces information-retrieval systems design evaluation user friendliness |
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