A Prospect of Websites Evaluation Tools Based on Event Logs

The variety of websites evaluation tools based on event logs is growing, but some of their limitations are already visible (e.g., the need for task model, plug-in dependency, use of simulated tasks, separation of accessibility from usability, etc). Some of these characteristics result in coupled systems and make the configuration and use of these tools more expensive. This work aims to show the main features and weaknesses of these tools. One expects that the discussion and the requirements pointed out in this paper could help developers of evaluation tools so they could reuse consolidated ideas and avoid identified weaknesses.