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The purpose of this study was to develop a methodology of user participation evaluation of a scholarly information site in the field of science and technology and to enhance the site by applying a set of testing protocols. Experiments were conducted in a laboratory setting. Data from multiple sources, including eyetracking, search logs and post surveys, were collected and analyzed quantitatively. Based on the results of eyetracking, the contents and images were reorganized after removing unessential elements in the site. The resulting data from the search logs showed that the users were able to finish the tasks more quickly with the revised user interface. The results of the data analysis of post surveys indicated an overall improvement in the revised website compared to the original one.

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The purposes of this study are to evaluate the navigability of three web-based mapping applications and to suggest how to improve the navigability of all web-based mapping applications. With these purposes, this study conducted a web-based survey congruent with a think aloud and systematic observation for individual participants, followed up by a focus group with all participants. Based on the findings, recommendations are proposed for web-based mapping applications that include a standard click and drag panning function in mapping applications, a scaled zooming option, increased text for icons and buttons, and other potential changes to computer hardware for increased navigability in these applications. By improving the navigability of web-based mapping applications, the learning time may be reduced for each application and the speed at which users’ geographic information needs are met will be quicker.

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최근 전자책이 점차 대중화되고 다양한 전자책 단말기가 출현하고 있다. 본 연구는 전자책 단말기의 사용성 평가를 위한 평가 요소를 정의하고, 그 요소를 기초로 하여 전자책 단말기의 사용성 평가 실험을 수행하였다. 실험 대상 전자책 단말기는 가장 많이 이용되고 있는 3종을 선정하였으며 피실험자는 중학생, 대학생, 직장인으로 구성된 15명을 대상으로 하였다. 실험 결과 아이패드의 사용성이 가장 우수한 것으로 조사되었으며, 상대적으로 전자책 전용 단말기인 아마존 킨들의 경우 터치 기능이 없는 것이 상당한 사용성 저해 요인인 것으로 응답되었다. 또한 전자책 단말기가 제공하는 고유의 하드웨어 및 소프트웨어적 사용성이 사용자에게 매우 중요한 요소이며, 전자책 단말기의 하드웨어적 측면과 연관된 기기 휴대성이 전자책 단말기의 전반적인 사용성에 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

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Many e-book readers have become available as e-books are in popular use these days. We first developed the evaluation criteria and elements for testing the usability of e-book readers and then examined the usability of three e-book readers. The usability testing was conducted using three e-book readers that were most popular with 15 participants that consisted of middle school students, university students, and office workers. The study found that iPad showed the best usability. In case of Amazon Kindle, participants indicated that the lack of the touch function imposed a great deal of negative impact on the usability of the interface. Also, the hardware- and software-oriented usability provided by an e-book reader was considered to be a very important element for the users, and the portability in connection with the hardware-oriented aspect of an e-book reader was shown to be of great effect to the overall usability of an e-book reader.