MSU


Download: sees download button (a little confused with the browser design)


Rights: scrolls down and sees rights area. “I would have to contact you.”


Copy: right click, then copy. Physical copy would depend on rights. Would contact the library.


Physical location: a little lost at first. Would go to the Object ID, but not quite sure. Tripped up by file extension and metadata heading of the Object ID.


Share: right click, then email. 


Related: finds more like this. But wants to know what the connection is, as a researcher. [a]They don’t often tell a researcher what you’re looking at. Unclear relation. Distracted by the “more like this” display and didn’t see the related topic links.






Hates clicking on “next 15 results.” would like to be able to view all results (or at least more results) on one results page. Multiple pages of results makes researcher feel that the search term is wrong. 


“Back to homepage” from search results leads to digital collections home, not website home.


Wants better advanced search, including date range. Those boxes don’t tell me what I’m searching. Title is book title?


As a historian, I want to know where did he do his research on saloons? In his note cards, his correspondence, 


Search logic confusing and unhelpful. Doesn’t trust. Search logic always a little mysterious to me on any website. 


That Photographs return first is a little “touristy.” researchers aren’t that interested in photos. Wants manuscript materials first. Literary history should be prioritized in search and browse. Doesn’t know how that happened. 


Didn’t always know what to expect, or how to get where I want to go. Not always sure what each click will accomplish. 


Fun -> pretty. 


Books titles aren’t subject headings. Confusing. Wants more browse points visible on the homepage. Doesn’t know what “all browse points” means.


From the digital collection how do I get back to the website homepage?


Once you dive into the digital collection from the webpage, no way to search within the subcollections. Note cards, for example. “I don’t want to skim through 644 individual items. I want to use a search tool to narrow down the items. If you’ve divided all this material by genre, there should be a way to search within each genre. Site makes you think you can do that, so it’s a little misleading. If I’m struggling, then the students are really struggling.” 






DPLA


Location: BPL


Related: clicks subject term. 


Download: clicks on image. Does it want me to download? I hardly ever download. I just copy them to powerpoint. I don’t see how to download. 


Rights: finds rights section. “Very obvious:


Copy: right click. 


Share: 




Really easy except for the download option. Section headings very clear.


IU


Related: finds subject headings after a while. Clicks on first location headings. Catalog number came first, which was distracting. 


Location: indiana.


Rights: finds rights link.


Reuse: right click, save.


Share: doesn’t see icon. I would have to save it somehow, then email.


Download: right click. 




Quite easy. 




MET


Share: scrolls past share link. Then back up and finds it. 


Download: finds link. 


Copy: obviously download. Right click and save. 


Rights: reviews section headings. Nothing obvious. Credit line? Can’t find it.


Physical location: in the met. Finds the accession number. 


Related: scrolls down to related. 




Liked the enlarge button. Liked the big photos. 




LOC


Download: immediately finds download link, but a little confused by the choices. Clicks on icon -> nothing. Clicks on first JPEG link -> no clear next step. Then confused by grey-ed out link.


Rights: finds rights heading.


Share: would just right click and share. Doesn’t find the share links.


Copy: download and save.


Location: LOC. sees prints heading.


Related: finds subject links. Would click on one depending on interest. 




NAU


Location: arizona. Confused by large display. Doesn’t initially scroll down.


Rights: finds rights heading.


Share: would use download link. Confused by PDF embed viewer. (later accidentally finds the share link)


Related: “I don’t see an obvious link.” Would probably just do a search. 


Copy: download button or print button.


Download: download button.




Indifferent to this site. It’s ugly. Liked the obvious download button. i don’t really look for share buttons, since I am not a sharer.