Using screen capture software for web site usability and redesign buyin Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • PurposeThe purpose of this article is twofold: to provide guidance on how to present persuasive web site redesign presentations to library stakeholders; and to introduce screen capture software as an effective and persuasive tool for usability studies to both record data and promote redesign recommendations to library stakeholders.Design/methodology/approachIncludes a review of the literature summarizing effective techniques used to create persuasive presentations and recounts how Camtasia Studio, Techsmith's screen capture software, was employed by the Usability Committee at Texas A&M University Libraries to record usability tests and present the committee's redesign recommendations to library administration and staff.FindingsScreen capture software in conjunction with effective presentations can have a positive impact on librarywide buyin for web site redesign initiatives.Originality/valueWill be of interest to usability committees who want to streamline data recording and distribution techniques, as well as provide colleagues with a more compelling datarich option for the presentation of findings.

published proceedings

  • Library Hi Tech

author list (cited authors)

  • Goodwin, S.

citation count

  • 9

editor list (cited editors)

  • Muir, S. P.

publication date

  • December 2005