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| Article Name : | | | EVALUATION OF LIBRARY WEBPAGES OF SELECT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS | | Author Name : | | | Lalita K. Sami , Basavaraj S. | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | ISRJ-258 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile | | Abstract : | | | Websites are an important and efficient means of communication for research Institutions wishing to interact with their users. Present study has focused on evaluating how websites are structured to ensure their usability and usefulness.General information about library, effectiveness of the homepage, content presentation, type of navigation used, type of user
assistance made available, search facility provided and value additions included on the websites are the parameters on which evaluation is carried out. Study has resulted in few major observations. First impression of the homepage is critical for successful user satisfaction and it makes user to revisit the website. Despite of its essence it has not been achieved widely.Similarly, Study revealed that there are few more areas where improvements are required. Use of graphics and multimedia for effective content presentation, virtual help to users, facility to search within the website and WWW and provision for OPAC on library websites are to name few. | | Keywords : | | - websites evaluation
- r&d libraries
- icar library websites
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