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ISO Standards UI Guidelines for Usability. By Norma Palomino February 20th, 2003. ISO Standards and UI guidelines for Usability. Do libraries need usability standards in their OPACs?.... UTnetCat. ISO standards for usability. Family of ISO standards for usability Use of the product:
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ISO Standards UI Guidelinesfor Usability By Norma Palomino February 20th, 2003
ISO Standards and UI guidelines for Usability • Do libraries need usability standards in their OPACs?.... UTnetCat
ISO standards for usability • Family of ISO standards for usability • Use of the product: • effectiveness --> extent • efficiency --> amount of effort • satisfaction --> comfort ISO 9241-11: Guidance on Usability • User interface and interaction
UI guidelines for usability • Clear navigation aids • Icons: • IFLA “Bibliographic standard GUI Icon Sets” • Browse • Find • Help
UI guidelines for usability • Save • Home • Keyword search • Subject search!
UI guidelines for usability • No dead-end pages • Direct access • Feedback and dialog • Accessibility: offer alternative ways of getting information • CCS issue
ISO Standards and UI guidelines for Usability • and finally!... “Many librarians feel that when a “State of GUI” is achieved, Nirvana will follow and all will be well.” Schuyler, Michael. “Achieving a ‘State of GUI’, Nirvana and Beyond”, in Computers in Libraries, Nov./Dec. 1998. Show results icon, by IFLA