10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Many libraries have institutionalized usability testing to improve their websites, but task-based testing, while extremely useful, only paints a partial picture. How do we know what tasks our users need and want to perform? We don’t; we need to ask them, and ask them again and again. This session discusses the who, what, where, when, how, and why of using user interviews and personas, along with task-based testing, to provide the missing link in designing a site that’s not only usable, but also useful, and maybe even desirable, for library users.
