2005
DOI: 10.1002/meet.1450420173
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Finding documents in a digital institutional repository: DSpace and Eprints

Abstract: Institutional repositories are "digital collections that capture and preserve the intellectual output of universities" (Crow, 2002). While still in their initial stages of development, much attention has been paid to the technical and administrative components. This paper examines the usability of the interfaces of two of the most commonly used institutional repository systems: DSpace and Eprints. By using heuristic evaluation and usability testing, eighteen undergraduate students were tested using a between s… Show more

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“…In this study, users were assisted by various zooming techniques, and so they were able to approach the most relevant learning objects restricted by additional search criteria applied to the number of remaining objects. Kim (Kim, 2006) con-ducted another study to measure the level of user satisfaction through the use of two digital libraries and an e-print repository. The findings revealed serious design-related interfaces problems, particularly when defining input formats in queries and search results for display in the browser.…”
Section: Related Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this study, users were assisted by various zooming techniques, and so they were able to approach the most relevant learning objects restricted by additional search criteria applied to the number of remaining objects. Kim (Kim, 2006) con-ducted another study to measure the level of user satisfaction through the use of two digital libraries and an e-print repository. The findings revealed serious design-related interfaces problems, particularly when defining input formats in queries and search results for display in the browser.…”
Section: Related Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Sin embargo, debe tenerse en cuenta que este análisis se llevó a cabo en 2003, y que varias de las limitaciones han sido resueltas por nuevas versiones de las plataformas. Kim (2005) ha comparado Eprints y DSpace usando un enfoque basado en la aplicación de técnicas de usabilidad. Este autor sólo ha evaluado las interfaces estándar de recuperación de información de ambos sistemas, mediante la asignación de tareas concretas a un grupo de usuarios, el estudio de tiempos y errores, incluyendo el estudio posterior de los niveles de satisfacción de los mismos, así como del éxito en las tareas encargadas.…”
Section: Repositorios Institucionales Y Software Libreunclassified
“…Los sistemas de metadatos son la base para la construcción de estructuras de navegación, y la posibilidad de modificar la interfaz final permite ajustar el nivel de presentación y visualización de información a las características de los usuarios, por ejemplo. La mayoría de la bibliografía consultada en este artículo precisamente ofrece evaluaciones desde un punto de vista estrictamente de profesional de la información, insistiendo en enumeraciones comparativas de prestaciones, y sólo en uno de los trabajos se ha acudido a un estudio de tareas de usuario (Kim, 2005). Contrasta esta situación con la creciente importancia de los estudios de evaluación orientados a usuarios que se están desarrollando en el campo de las bibliotecas digitales (Tramullas; Garrido, 2005).…”
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“…Most institutional repositories adhere to standards such as the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set and support the Open Archives Initiative protocol for metadata harvesting. Users can discover materials in institutional repositories through a variety of search mechanisms (Ware, 2004 The current study focuses primarily on DSpace, which is widely used in the United States (Kim, 2005) and which uses the Handle System to establish persistent identifiers (handles) for published objects (Chan, 2004). Many land-grant universities have DSpace institutional repositories.…”
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confidence: 99%