With a new generation of OPACs emerging that attempt to address longstanding shortcomings, how do we make sure that we do not lose ground again in the future? This article suggests a combination of iterative development and user-centred design as a way to develop systems that will meet the constantly changing expectations of users by providing both functionality and usability. It gives a short introduction to iterative software development and user-centred design. A case study of the development of the new version of LIBRIS (http://libris.kb.se), the Swedish National Union Catalogue, is used as an example of how these methodologies can benefit from each other in practice.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Lindström_2008_OPAC
%A Lindström, Henrik
%A Malmsten, Martin
%D 2008
%J code4lib Journal
%K OPAC catalog development user-centred-design
%T User-Centred Design and Agile Development: Rebuilding the Swedish National Union Catalogue
%U http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/561
%V 5
%X With a new generation of OPACs emerging that attempt to address longstanding shortcomings, how do we make sure that we do not lose ground again in the future? This article suggests a combination of iterative development and user-centred design as a way to develop systems that will meet the constantly changing expectations of users by providing both functionality and usability. It gives a short introduction to iterative software development and user-centred design. A case study of the development of the new version of LIBRIS (http://libris.kb.se), the Swedish National Union Catalogue, is used as an example of how these methodologies can benefit from each other in practice.
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abstract = {With a new generation of OPACs emerging that attempt to address longstanding shortcomings, how do we make sure that we do not lose ground again in the future? This article suggests a combination of iterative development and user-centred design as a way to develop systems that will meet the constantly changing expectations of users by providing both functionality and usability. It gives a short introduction to iterative software development and user-centred design. A case study of the development of the new version of LIBRIS (http://libris.kb.se), the Swedish National Union Catalogue, is used as an example of how these methodologies can benefit from each other in practice.},
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author = {Lindström, Henrik and Malmsten, Martin},
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journal = {code{4}lib Journal},
keywords = {OPAC catalog development user-centred-design},
month = {December},
timestamp = {2009-07-15T14:16:54.000+0200},
title = {User-Centred Design and Agile Development: Rebuilding the Swedish National Union Catalogue},
url = {http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/561},
volume = 5,
year = 2008
}