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The purpose of this study was to determine user suggestions for a typical OPAC (Online Public Library Catalogue) application’s functionality and features. An experiment was undertaken to find out the type of interactions features that users prefer to have in an OPAC. The study revealed that regardless of users’ Information Technology (IT) backgrounds, their functionality expectations of OPACs are the same. However, based on users’ previous experiences with OPACs, their requirements with respect to specific features may change. Users should be involved early in the OPAC development cycle process in order to ensure usable and functional interface.
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Kani-Zabihi, E., Ghinea, G. (2007). Involving Users in OPAC Interface Design: Perspective from a UK Study. In: Smith, M.J., Salvendy, G. (eds) Human Interface and the Management of Information. Interacting in Information Environments. Human Interface 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4558. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73354-6_41
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