Usability Evaluation of the Web Pages of the Islamic World Science Citation Center ‎‎(ISC), Islamic Countries SCI database

<p>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the web pages of Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC), the Islamic Countries SCI using Nielsen`s Heuristic Principles and was performed during September 2012. Among Nielsen`s 10 usability heuristic principles, five were covered. Five professi...

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Main Authors: Rogheyeh Eskrootchi, Tannaz Azadi, Roohangiz Jamshidi Orak, Niloofar Mohaghegh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Regional Information Center for Science and Technology (RICeST) 2013-12-01
Series:International Journal of Information Science and Management
Online Access:https://ijism.ricest.ac.ir/index.php/ijism/article/view/280
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spelling doaj-4c89b8ebb1d14d3d953c927055b4827f2020-11-25T03:25:19ZengRegional Information Center for Science and Technology (RICeST)International Journal of Information Science and Management 2008-83022008-83102013-12-01121204Usability Evaluation of the Web Pages of the Islamic World Science Citation Center ‎‎(ISC), Islamic Countries SCI databaseRogheyeh Eskrootchi0Tannaz Azadi1Roohangiz Jamshidi Orak2Niloofar Mohaghegh3‎School of Health Management and ‎Information Sciences, Tehran University of ‎Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranMedical library and Information Sciences Tehran University of Medical Sciences, ‎ Tehran, Iran ‎School of Health Management and ‎Information Sciences, Tehran University of ‎Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran‎NiloofarMohagheghSchool of Health ‎Management and Information Sciences, ‎Tehran University of Medical Sciences, ‎Tehran, Iran‎<p>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the web pages of Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC), the Islamic Countries SCI using Nielsen`s Heuristic Principles and was performed during September 2012. Among Nielsen`s 10 usability heuristic principles, five were covered. Five professional evaluators were asked to evaluate the database using Nielsen`s five criteria. The total average of severity rating of database problem was calculated 1.008 which stated minor problems in overall look of the database. According to this study, strengths and weaknesses of the WebPages of Islamic Countries SCI of ISC database were discovered which might be used by beneficiary groups like database designers.</p>https://ijism.ricest.ac.ir/index.php/ijism/article/view/280
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author Rogheyeh Eskrootchi
Tannaz Azadi
Roohangiz Jamshidi Orak
Niloofar Mohaghegh
spellingShingle Rogheyeh Eskrootchi
Tannaz Azadi
Roohangiz Jamshidi Orak
Niloofar Mohaghegh
Usability Evaluation of the Web Pages of the Islamic World Science Citation Center ‎‎(ISC), Islamic Countries SCI database
International Journal of Information Science and Management
author_facet Rogheyeh Eskrootchi
Tannaz Azadi
Roohangiz Jamshidi Orak
Niloofar Mohaghegh
author_sort Rogheyeh Eskrootchi
title Usability Evaluation of the Web Pages of the Islamic World Science Citation Center ‎‎(ISC), Islamic Countries SCI database
title_short Usability Evaluation of the Web Pages of the Islamic World Science Citation Center ‎‎(ISC), Islamic Countries SCI database
title_full Usability Evaluation of the Web Pages of the Islamic World Science Citation Center ‎‎(ISC), Islamic Countries SCI database
title_fullStr Usability Evaluation of the Web Pages of the Islamic World Science Citation Center ‎‎(ISC), Islamic Countries SCI database
title_full_unstemmed Usability Evaluation of the Web Pages of the Islamic World Science Citation Center ‎‎(ISC), Islamic Countries SCI database
title_sort usability evaluation of the web pages of the islamic world science citation center ‎‎(isc), islamic countries sci database
publisher Regional Information Center for Science and Technology (RICeST)
series International Journal of Information Science and Management
issn 2008-8302
2008-8310
publishDate 2013-12-01
description <p>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the web pages of Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC), the Islamic Countries SCI using Nielsen`s Heuristic Principles and was performed during September 2012. Among Nielsen`s 10 usability heuristic principles, five were covered. Five professional evaluators were asked to evaluate the database using Nielsen`s five criteria. The total average of severity rating of database problem was calculated 1.008 which stated minor problems in overall look of the database. According to this study, strengths and weaknesses of the WebPages of Islamic Countries SCI of ISC database were discovered which might be used by beneficiary groups like database designers.</p>
url https://ijism.ricest.ac.ir/index.php/ijism/article/view/280
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