1. e-Library User Interface Redesign Sandra Davies Communicators’ Group Meeting 29 November 2005

2. Aim  To produce a set of recommendations for redesign of the NHS Scotland e-Library and Knowledge Portals

3. Background  User consultation has been minimal in the past  Feedback – rationalisation and simplification of interface required  New developments:  Cross-searching  More emphasis on personalisation  Expansion in Portals  Other growth areas in Implementation Plan

4. Objectives “To produce a set of recommendations for redesign of e-Library interface with optimal aesthetic appeal and user-friendliness to meet requirements of…  Meta-searching  Reconfiguration of personalisation features  eJournals  Knowledge Portals … taking into account the needs of the e-Library’s wide and diverse user population”

5. Tender  Tender process for user consultation and production of designs  Parallel 56 awarded tender

6. Parallel 56 approach  Initial assessment of current e-Library  Production of designs – wireframes and html templates  3 phases of iterative usability testing, each with 10 users  1 dedicated phase for cross-searching  Reports on findings after each stage of testing  Amendments to design templates after each stage of testing  Final report on recommendations and final set of wireframes/templates produced

7. Key Proposals  Log-in  Homepage navigation  My e-Library  eJournals  Cross-search

8. Log-in wireframe: separate log-in page to promote uptake of personalisation

9. Prototype used in testing

10. Homepage wireframe: navigation

11. Anatomy of navigation

12. My Account prototype

13. Homepage preferences wireframe

14. Homepage preferences prototype

15. Homepage preferences prototype: user preferences applied

16. Homepage after preferences applied

17. Browse by title X-search OVID databases for journal articles Search database native interfaces for journal articles

18. Two-tier navigation for journal title browse

19. Searching (simple)

20. Searching (ability to choose different remote search targets) Clusters of targets organised into categories

21. Search results for all targets

22. Search results for Evidence Based Articles

23. Next Stages  Technical work for personalisation  Technical work for user interface redesign  Information Management gap analysis for outstanding web pages not included in Parallel56 study  Cross-search work Ready for launch April 2006