Self-­archiving with ease in an institutional repository: microinteractions and the user experience

Betz, Sonya; Hall, Robyn

Self-archiving with ease in an institutional repository: microinteractions and the user experience

dc.contributor.author	Betz, Sonya
dc.contributor.author	Hall, Robyn
dc.date.accessioned	2015-09-30
dc.date.accessioned	2022-05-27T01:14:28Z
dc.date.available	2022-05-27T01:14:28Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.description.abstract	Details matter, especially when they can influence whether users engage with a new digital initiative that relies heavily on their support. During the recent development of MacEwan University’s institutional repository, the librarians leading the project wanted to ensure the site would offer users an easy and effective way to deposit their works, in turn helping to ensure the repository’s long-term viability. The following paper discusses their approach to user-testing, applying Dan Saffer’s framework of microinteractions to how faculty members experienced the repository’s self-archiving functionality. It outlines the steps taken to test and refine the self-archiving process, shedding light on how others may apply the concept of microinteractions to better understand a website’s utility and the overall user experience that it delivers.
dc.format.extent	1.18 MB
dc.format.mimetype	PDF
dc.identifier.citation	Betz, S., & Hall, R. (2015). Self-archiving with ease in an institutional repository: Microinteractions and the user experience. Information Technology and Libraries, 34(3), 43-58. doi: 10.6017/ital.v34i3.5900
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v34i3.5900
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/413
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en
dc.rights	Attribution (CC BY)
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject	institutional repositories
dc.subject	user experience
dc.title	Self-archiving with ease in an institutional repository: microinteractions and the user experience	en
dc.type	Article