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ERIC Number: EJ405768
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Comparison of Retrieval System Interfaces Using an Objective Measure of Screen Design Effectiveness.
Davis, Charles H.; Shaw, Debora
Library and Information Science Research, v11 n4 p325-34 Oct-Dec 1989
Describes a study that compared the effectiveness of screen designs for system interfaces by tallying keyboarding errors during online searches. The methodology is described as an unobtrusive means for obtaining objective and empirically based data for interface comparisons. A questionnaire used to determine users' reactions to screen designs is appended. (11 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Display Systems, Error Patterns, Information Retrieval, Man Machine Systems, Measurement Techniques, Naturalistic Observation, Online Systems, Questionnaires, Video Display Terminals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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