I also endorse Treejack, we've used it for developing both public-facing web work and our internal intranet. The charts make it really easy to understand complex paths and results, and it's also simple to complete the tests as a test subject.
-Chad
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Chad Haefele
Interim Head of User Experience
UNC Chapel Hill Libraries
cHaefele@email.unc.edu
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We've used Treejack<https://www.optimalworkshop.com/treejack/> (part of the Optimal Workshop suite) and it's been an excellent way to test labeling and structure. It also produces nice visualizations of the data. I highly recommend it!
Rebecca Blakiston
Team Lead, Web Design & User Experience
Technology Strategy & Services
University of Arizona Libraries
blakisto@email.arizona.edu
(520) 307-2834
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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG] On Behalf Of Kyle Breneman
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 6:48 AM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG
Subject: [CODE4LIB] Methods to test new site IA?
Apologies for cross-listing...
I need some advice on user testing methods. I’ve embarked on a project to redo our library website’s information architecture. I’ve sketched out a new IA for the site which I want to test with users. Initially I thought that I would just build out the new IA on our development server, then do usability testing with users on the dev site. Now I’m realizing that will be a lot of work, and making any changes once its built will also take time. Is there a middle ground? Are there good ways to do some user testing with paper prototypes? I want to get feedback on whether my categories and labels are intuitive and meaningful.
Kyle Breneman
Integrated Digital Services Librarian
University of Baltimore
Received on Wed Aug 31 2016 - 11:24:13 EDT