human centric computing (comp 106)assignment 2 proposal 21

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

Start Over

Type the name of the Author and hit enter or click on search

Start Over

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.