Using Qualtrics XM to Create a Point-of-Use Survey to Assess the Usability of a Local Implementation of Primo
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https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v42i4.16475Keywords:
Usability, Primo, User feedback, web-scale discovery service, surveysAbstract
In 2020, Libraries and Cultural Resources (LCR) at the University of Calgary used Qualtrics XM to design and pilot a point-of-use survey to collect user feedback on the usability of our implementation of Primo, Ex Libris's web-scale discovery service. Over a two-week period, users were presented with the pop-up survey while searching and asked to provide feedback. This article summarizes how we designed and implemented this point-of-use survey and the lessons learned from this project.
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