Evaluation of digital libraries : an insight to useful applications and methods

Introduction: the framework for digital library evaluation. Part 1 To whom it may concern: From usage to user: library metrics and expectations for the evaluation of digital libraries An agency perspective on digital library evaluation. Part 2 What to place under the evaluation lens: What should we take into consideration when we talk about usability? Users and digital libraries: an insightful story Towards an infrastructure for digital library performance evaluation Employing deep log analysis to evaluate the information-seeking behaviour of users of digital libraries. Part 3 Behind the evaluation curtain: The pushmepullyou of design and evaluation Extending borders: outcomes assessment in the era of digital libraries Digital library service quality: what does it look like? Part 4 How to conduct an evaluation activity: Planning digital library evaluation with logic models Examining how end users use and perceive digital libraries: a qualitative approach Investigating usersi?½ perceptions and acceptance of digital libraries: a quantitative approach.

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