Search results for author:"Elizabeth Yakel"
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Encoded Archival Description: Are Finding Aids Boundary Spanners or Barriers for Users?
Elizabeth Yakel
Journal of Archival Organization Vol. 2, No. 1 (2004) pp. 63–77
The article reports the results of a usability study of an EAD interface. Findings indicate that subjects had trouble understanding archival terminology and how best to search for information in finding aids. Furthermore, they were not familiar with ...
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Researchers at Work: Assessing Needs for Content and Presentation of Archival Materials
Jodi Allison-Bunnell; Elizabeth Yakel; Janet Hauck
Journal of Archival Organization Vol. 9, No. 2 (2011) pp. 67–104
In the past, systems that present digitized archival materials were often created with limited knowledge of their audiences' needs and greater focus on the materials. Organizations must ask whether digital delivery systems are sufficiently effective ...