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Human Centric Computing (Comp 106)Assignment 2 PROPOSAL 21. Our task is to design a new user interface for the Liverpool University Library catalogue system. The new design must take a direct Manipulation style of interface - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Human Centric Computing(Comp 106)Assignment 2
PROPOSAL 21
• Our task is to design a new user interface for the Liverpool University Library catalogue system.
• The new design must take a direct Manipulation style of interface
• Using a metaphor from real life as it’s basis, that users can identify with. Allowing even the most inexperienced user navigate the catalogue
The Current Design
• The current design is very simple and fairly easy to navigate for anyone experienced with web page navigation.
• However many of it’s features overlap and some are fairly confusing.
The New Design
• The metaphor I have decided to use for the catalogue is the library it’s self.
• Although this sounds fairly complex my intention is to make use of the aspects of the real library that people are familiar with.
University of Liverpool Library Catalogue
Contact Us
Book Search& Book
Suggestions
Your Library Record & Renew
Fact Books
Fiction Books
HELP
Searching
• There are two ways of finding a book
• The first is to click on either of the two book shelves and brows the various category’s
• The second is to click on the computer on the main interface screen and do a search for the book via author/subject/title etc.
Why Fact or Fiction Bookshelves?
• The current search engine seems to frequently confuses these two categorises of books
• As books never belong within both categories separating them completely will narrow the users search substantially. Allowing them to more easily find what they are looking for.
Browsing Via the bookshelves
• Clicking on a bookshelves will take the user to a second screen, like the first this uses the metaphor for a book shelve.
• This bookshelf will hold various sub-categories the user can choose from by clicking on a book under the heading.
• As the user clicks they with be taken to further bookshelves with more sub-categories
• Each click the search will be narrowed bringing them closer the the desired category of book.
000 - Generalities
100 – Philosophy & Psychology
200 – Religion
300 – Social
Science400 - Languages
500 – Natural Science & Mathematics
600 – Technology & Applied Science
700 - Arts
Choose a Subject
800 – Literature
900 – Geography &
History
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Browsing complete• Once the user has narrowed
the options down to it’s final book case and has chosen the last sub-category. The user will be taken to a page showing an open book.
• On the pages of the book there will be a list of books than meet the users requirements
• Clicking on the name of the book will then take the user another page containing the details for the book.
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Page back Page forward
NAME YEAR IN STOCK
Crime prevention in the 20th century
1969 Yes
Crime Watch 1992 Out
Search Engine
• The Search engine Will be accessed by clicking on the computer on the Main UI
• It will work in pretty much the same way as the book shelf search, giving the user options on each page including the ability to enter keywords until it narrows the search.
Limit Search toJournals
Electronic resources
Theses
Special editions
Science fiction
Reading lists
Off prints
Start Over
Search For Title
Author
•Keyword
•Subject
•Library of Congress Class Number
•International Standard Book Number or International Standard Serials Number
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Type the name of the Author and hit enter or click on search
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Search
Internal (conceptual) model
Main Page
Fact Fiction SearchContacts
Record & Renew
Limit search
Search For
Search Parameter
Borrowing Record
Renew
CategoryCategoryCategoryCategory
CategoryCategoryCategoryCategory
ResultResultResultResult
Result
The bookshelves operations for Fact are principally the same as fiction. Both these bookshelves objects/operations can be scaled to the individual needs on the subject and it’s subcategories.
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