Tag Archives: usability

Big Type and Readability

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

** This blog post has been originally published in ACRL TechConnect 0n May 30, 2012.  ** The Big Type Jeffrey Zeldman published a post that explains his choice of big type in his website/blog last week.  If you are curious … Continue reading →

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Usability in Action (2) – The Role of a Homepage

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

What to place and where to place the many elements of a website’s homepage is often the result of a delicate negotiation and compromise between what users want and what the site owner wants.  While the most ideal case is … Continue reading →

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Usability in Action (1) – Don’t Offer Irrelevant Options in the First Place

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

Many assume that adding more information would automatically increase the usability of a website.  While there are cases in which this would be true,  often a better option is to make that needed information not necessary at all for a … Continue reading →

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Two Simple Ways to Upgrade the User Experience of Your Library

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

If you ever had the feeling that your library space might look somewhat dull and unexciting, there might be some relatively simpler ways to change that.  The university I work at has two separate campuses and I work at one … Continue reading →

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Usability Express: Recipe for Libraries

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

Here is the slides for the presentation I am doing with my colleague, Marissa, at Computers in Libraries 2011 conference this coming Wednesday.  I cover the first half in which we look at the common usability flaws in library websites … Continue reading →

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No-brainer Usability: the new Twitter iPhone app

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

I am presenting about usability issues in library websites in Computers in Librareis 2011 in a few weeks. So needless to say, I have been thinking a lot recently about usability. Today, having updated all apps on my iPhone, I … Continue reading →

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