Heuristic evaluation of e-dictionaries
ISSN: 0737-8831
Article publication date: 3 April 2018
Issue publication date: 9 May 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the heuristic evaluations of five e-dictionaries according to the criteria developed by Ball and Bothma (2018). E-dictionaries are increasingly making use of modern information technology to create advanced information tools. It is necessary to ensure that these new products are still usable. Heuristic evaluation is a usability evaluation method used to evaluate the usability of a product.
Design/methodology/approach
Five e-dictionaries were evaluated through heuristic evaluation. This method requires an evaluator to evaluate a product by using a set of criteria or guidelines.
Findings
Various usability issues, as well as good features of e-dictionaries, could be identified through these evaluations, and are discussed under the categories of content, information architecture, navigation, access (searching and browsing), help, customisation and use of other innovative technologies.
Originality/value
Through the evaluations in this study, the criteria could be validated and an example of how the criteria can be used to evaluate e-dictionaries could be presented.
Keywords
Citation
Ball, L.H. and Bothma, T.J.D. (2018), "Heuristic evaluation of e-dictionaries", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 36 No. 2, pp. 319-338. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHT-07-2017-0144
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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