The document discusses the usability of the Afaq Al-Marefa program, which is a sophisticated system used to manage libraries and learning resource centers. It provides administrative tools like suggestions, planning, and secure data storage. The program facilitates circulation, tracks materials, and allows for multiple search methods. It automates inventory, monitors budgets, and registers cultural activities. The teacher interviewed praised its flexibility, free educational support, and academic services.
The Use and Impact of Library E-resources at Al Akhawayn University in MoroccoAziz EL Hassani
This presentation provides an overview of electronic resources made available through Mohammed VI Library at Al Akhawayn University. It also discusses the use and the impact of Library E-resources on the academic performance of library users. Finally, it briefly describes Mohammed VI Library’s Information Literacy initiative which has become a valued and respected support service at Al Akhawayn University.
Faculty-Librarian Partnership: A Collaborative Initiative at Al Akhawayn Univ...Aziz EL Hassani
Over the past years, a team of librarians and Center for Academic Development (CAD) faculty members have been involved in a collaborative project aiming at enhancing the CAD students’ information literacy skills. This collaboration has been considered as a strategic priority for the library to promote not only its role as a learning center, but also to forge an effective library and CAD partnership. The following presentation will address the needs of this collaborative partnership and how it contributes to the development of AUI students’ learning achievement. It will highlight challenges surrounding the process of implementation of this project and propose potential strategies for expansion on a campus wide scale.
Keywords: library, literacy information, library faculty collaboration, library instruction, learning, cooperation, workplace information literacy, interdisciplinary
by Robert Schumacher, Ph.D.
Presentation given on 21 May to the GCC HIMSS group in Chicago with ~50 people present.
www.usercentric.com
The point was to provide some background on usability (a gentle introduction to some of the science), some case studies, and introduce the measurement AND design components of user centered design.
Note because of all the animations, some pages do not view properly. Please contact me if you would like more information:
bob at usercentric.com
Usability Tips And Tricks For Beginners Experience Dynamics Web SeminarExperience Dynamics
Usability is commonly thought of as the art and science of making things easy to use.
What is behind the science of usability? How do we know when something is easy, easy to learn and satisfying?
Why is usability so important for any product, website, software or web application (including Rich Internet Applications)?
The Use and Impact of Library E-resources at Al Akhawayn University in MoroccoAziz EL Hassani
This presentation provides an overview of electronic resources made available through Mohammed VI Library at Al Akhawayn University. It also discusses the use and the impact of Library E-resources on the academic performance of library users. Finally, it briefly describes Mohammed VI Library’s Information Literacy initiative which has become a valued and respected support service at Al Akhawayn University.
Faculty-Librarian Partnership: A Collaborative Initiative at Al Akhawayn Univ...Aziz EL Hassani
Over the past years, a team of librarians and Center for Academic Development (CAD) faculty members have been involved in a collaborative project aiming at enhancing the CAD students’ information literacy skills. This collaboration has been considered as a strategic priority for the library to promote not only its role as a learning center, but also to forge an effective library and CAD partnership. The following presentation will address the needs of this collaborative partnership and how it contributes to the development of AUI students’ learning achievement. It will highlight challenges surrounding the process of implementation of this project and propose potential strategies for expansion on a campus wide scale.
Keywords: library, literacy information, library faculty collaboration, library instruction, learning, cooperation, workplace information literacy, interdisciplinary
by Robert Schumacher, Ph.D.
Presentation given on 21 May to the GCC HIMSS group in Chicago with ~50 people present.
www.usercentric.com
The point was to provide some background on usability (a gentle introduction to some of the science), some case studies, and introduce the measurement AND design components of user centered design.
Note because of all the animations, some pages do not view properly. Please contact me if you would like more information:
bob at usercentric.com
Usability Tips And Tricks For Beginners Experience Dynamics Web SeminarExperience Dynamics
Usability is commonly thought of as the art and science of making things easy to use.
What is behind the science of usability? How do we know when something is easy, easy to learn and satisfying?
Why is usability so important for any product, website, software or web application (including Rich Internet Applications)?
Software Usability Implications in Requirements and DesignNatalia Juristo
There are so many software products and systems with immature usability that it is for sure that most people have enough frustrating experiences to acknowledge the low level of use that usability strategies, models and methods have in software construction.
However, usability is not at all an extra but a basic for a software system: people productivity and comfort is directly related to the usability of the software they use (in their work or at home) and several quality attribute classifications agree on the importance of considering usability as a quality attribute the seminar will discuss and debunk three myths that stand in the way of the proper incorporation of usability features into software systems. These myths are:
• usability problems can be fixed in the later development stages.
• usability has implications only for the non-functional requirements.
• the general statement of a usability feature (“The system must incorporate the undo feature”) is a sufficient specification.
A pattern-oriented solution that support developers in incorporating usability features into their requirements and designs is presented
My role in this engagement was :
Conduct research to understand challenges with the existing application and workflow challenges
Review existing application
Recommend new workflow and design to meet the needs of the Pharmacy consultant
Evaluating and Improving Software UsabilityXBOSoft
Presented at Software Test Professionals, New Orleans 2012;
Today’s web-based applications (WebApps) containing complex business logic and which are sometimes critical to operating the business, now must have an increased focus on usability as well as the newer and broader term, user experience. Especially with SaaS based business models where users can switch applications at a heartbeat and pay by the month (or even a free trial), both usability and user experience become paramount as there is no up-front investment forcing a user to stay. The ISO 25010 standard describes a model for general usage in specifying and evaluating software quality requirements, one of which is usability, but there are no models or formal definitions for user experience, nor its relation to usability. For usability, ISO 25010 is intended as a general guideline to be adapted based on a specific context and lacks implementation specifics. UX, on the other hand, does not have any formal standard definition, although some models have been developed regarding its elements. Models and research have been used mostly for the purpose of understanding, rather than evaluating improvements. In this session, we draw relationships between usability and user experience and explore measurement and evaluation methods that can be used as the first step toward improvement.
Database Web Application Usability TestingTim Broadwater
TechSmithMoraewas used on a laptop computer to conduct usability testing of the newly designed WVU Libraries Database web application. This round of usability testing was internal and focused on WVU Libraries primary target audience.
Usability testing reveals website weaknesses and gives designers an opportunity to correct them before a site goes live. This is an example of an after-the-fact test of an old site that highlights the basics of how a usability test is done.
Forms usability design best practices experience dynamics web seminarExperience Dynamics
Forms usability: Forms are a foundational element of web and web application user experience. How easily and comfortably can your users interact with and complete your forms? In short, how annoying are your forms?
Software Usability Implications in Requirements and DesignNatalia Juristo
There are so many software products and systems with immature usability that it is for sure that most people have enough frustrating experiences to acknowledge the low level of use that usability strategies, models and methods have in software construction.
However, usability is not at all an extra but a basic for a software system: people productivity and comfort is directly related to the usability of the software they use (in their work or at home) and several quality attribute classifications agree on the importance of considering usability as a quality attribute the seminar will discuss and debunk three myths that stand in the way of the proper incorporation of usability features into software systems. These myths are:
• usability problems can be fixed in the later development stages.
• usability has implications only for the non-functional requirements.
• the general statement of a usability feature (“The system must incorporate the undo feature”) is a sufficient specification.
A pattern-oriented solution that support developers in incorporating usability features into their requirements and designs is presented
My role in this engagement was :
Conduct research to understand challenges with the existing application and workflow challenges
Review existing application
Recommend new workflow and design to meet the needs of the Pharmacy consultant
Evaluating and Improving Software UsabilityXBOSoft
Presented at Software Test Professionals, New Orleans 2012;
Today’s web-based applications (WebApps) containing complex business logic and which are sometimes critical to operating the business, now must have an increased focus on usability as well as the newer and broader term, user experience. Especially with SaaS based business models where users can switch applications at a heartbeat and pay by the month (or even a free trial), both usability and user experience become paramount as there is no up-front investment forcing a user to stay. The ISO 25010 standard describes a model for general usage in specifying and evaluating software quality requirements, one of which is usability, but there are no models or formal definitions for user experience, nor its relation to usability. For usability, ISO 25010 is intended as a general guideline to be adapted based on a specific context and lacks implementation specifics. UX, on the other hand, does not have any formal standard definition, although some models have been developed regarding its elements. Models and research have been used mostly for the purpose of understanding, rather than evaluating improvements. In this session, we draw relationships between usability and user experience and explore measurement and evaluation methods that can be used as the first step toward improvement.
Database Web Application Usability TestingTim Broadwater
TechSmithMoraewas used on a laptop computer to conduct usability testing of the newly designed WVU Libraries Database web application. This round of usability testing was internal and focused on WVU Libraries primary target audience.
Usability testing reveals website weaknesses and gives designers an opportunity to correct them before a site goes live. This is an example of an after-the-fact test of an old site that highlights the basics of how a usability test is done.
Forms usability design best practices experience dynamics web seminarExperience Dynamics
Forms usability: Forms are a foundational element of web and web application user experience. How easily and comfortably can your users interact with and complete your forms? In short, how annoying are your forms?
How can we build an open and scalable learning infrastructure for food safety?Nikos Manouselis
Invited lecture given at the University of Piraeus, focusing on a large scale case study of a learning technologies' application. Focused on the example of the Global Food Safety Partnership (GFSP, http://www.gfsp.org) and presented our view on backing it up with an infrastructure federating and linking different information sources/providers. These ideas have also been presented at this JALN paper: http://sloanconsortium.org/jaln/v17n2/open-and-scalable-learning-infrastructure-food-safety
Library Management System Project in PHP with BlackBook & Source CodeRadikhaSharma
Library Management System in PHP & AngularJS source code & documentation can be downloaded from https://www.library-management.com/. This project can be used by MCA,BCA,CSE,BSC-IT & others IT students. I don't hold the rights of this source code or this document.
Technology and library support within an ODL environmentSophie vd Walt
The purpose of this paper is to share information on open distance libraries with specific reference of the use of technology in the Unisa Library: Information Resources Distribution (IRD) Services for student support. It seeks to provide practical information and examples of technology used within the Unisa Library: IRD section
INNOVATION AND RESEARCH (Digital Library Information Access)Libcorpio
Innovation and research, Digital Library Information Access, LIS Education, Library and Information Science, LIS Studies, Information Management, Education and Learning, Library science, Information science, Digital Libraries, Research on Digital Libraries, DL, Innovation in libraries and publishing, Areas of Research for DL, Information Discovery, Collection Management and Preservation, Interoperability, Economic, Social and Legal Issues, Core Topics In Digital Libraries, DL Research Around The World
Following the very latest technologies and implementing innovative solutions DataScouting provides Libraries and Information Centers with tools to empower both staff and users: Integrated Library Systems, Institutional Repository, Meta-Search Engines.
