Usability Study on the Subject Pages

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Usability Study Method Subject Page Changes Major Findings
  1. Users Prefer A-Z List Over Hierarchy
  2. Users Succeeded When Using Highlighted Resources
  3. Users Are More Likely to Use ‘Best Bets’ Than ‘Core Resources’
  4. Changes Did Not Adversely Affect Experienced Users
  5. Users Slightly Preferred ‘Browse Subjects’ to ‘By Subject’
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Last modified: Tuesday October 18, 2005