Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present a detailed plan of research on the information architecture of digital library websites.

Design/methodology/approach

The research plan was prepared on the basis of a critical analysis of the scientific literature concerning the areas and criteria for the analysis and evaluation of the information architecture of digital resources. The evaluation criteria selected in individual areas of information architecture and the entire evaluation model were tested on the example of Europeana. The study proposes criteria for all areas of information architecture: service identity, organizational system, labeling system and navigation system.

Findings

The proposed research model containing areas and criteria for assessing usefulness from the point of view of information architecture may complement the methodology for assessing digital libraries. In a structured manner, it presents areas important for building good digital resources together with criteria for heuristic evaluation. This thesis is confirmed by a study conducted on the example of Europeana.

Research limitations/implications

For a more precise assessment of quality, you can add to the proposed criteria related to the information architecture the criteria proposed by Nielsen or other authors. These include, e.g. help users recognize, diagnose and recover from errors, result relevance, consistency of terminology and specific action conventions and an appropriate visual presentation.

Practical implications

The model can be used to assess the quality of websites of various digital libraries.

Originality/value

The methodology of assessing the quality of digital libraries is in the stage of formation and development. Such studies can apply evaluation criteria prepared to analyze all kinds of information systems and most of all web pages. At the beginning of the 21st century, concepts of using information architecture principles to design and evaluate digital libraries’ usability began to take shape. However, no detailed criteria for evaluating digital libraries based on the principles of information architecture have been presented.

中文翻译：

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基于信息架构原理的数字图书馆质量评价[J]. 研究计划

目的

本文的目的是提出一个详细的数字图书馆网站信息架构研究计划。

设计/方法/方法

该研究计划是在对有关数字资源信息架构分析和评估领域和标准的科学文献进行批判性分析的基础上制定的。在信息架构的各个领域中选择的评估标准和整个评估模型都以 Europeana 为例进行了测试。该研究为信息架构的所有领域提出了标准：服务标识、组织系统、标签系统和导航系统。

发现

拟议的研究模型包含从信息架构的角度评估有用性的领域和标准，可以补充评估数字图书馆的方法。它以结构化的方式展示了构建良好数字资源的重要领域以及启发式评估的标准。以欧洲为例进行的一项研究证实了这一论点。

研究限制/影响

为了更精确地评​​估质量，您可以将 Nielsen 或其他作者提出的标准添加到与信息架构相关的建议标准中。这些包括，例如，帮助用户识别、诊断和从错误中恢复、结果相关性、术语和特定操作约定的一致性以及适当的视觉呈现。

实际影响

该模型可用于评估各种数字图书馆网站的质量。

原创性/价值

数字图书馆质量评价的方法论正处于形成和发展阶段。此类研究可以应用为分析各种信息系统和大多数网页而准备的评估标准。21世纪初，利用信息架构原理设计和评估数字图书馆可用性的概念开始形成。然而，并没有提出基于信息架构原理来评估数字图书馆的详细标准。