Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

Participants of user evaluations of e-books wanted

April 10th, 2015

Introduction:

Purdue University Libraries is conducting a user evaluation of e-books available via the library website (www.lib.purdue.edu). In the evaluation participants will be asked to complete a set of information retrieval tasks with e-book readers via the library website and provide feedback. Participation of this user evaluation is voluntary. The evaluation is expected to take up to 1 hour of time. Participants will receive $15 if they complete the evaluation.

Requirements:

1. Age 18 or older with high school diploma or equivalent.
2. Normal or corrected normal vision.
3. Currently enrolled Purdue University student, staff or faculty.
4. Experience of using e-books on Purdue University Libraries website or other academic search websites desired.

Contact:

If you are interested, please contact Tao Zhang at zhan1022@purdue.edu to complete a short screening questionnaire and schedule an evaluation time.