Paper Info
Title
A comparative usability evaluation of user interfaces for online product catalog
Abstract
We conducted a comparative study of the usability of hierarchically structured and zoomable Electronic Product Catalogs (EPC). After evaluating 16 hierarchical EPC available online today we constructed a test search interface and used it for comparison with InfoZoom, a novel interface utilizing a compression technique, direct manipulation, and zooming. 26 users, who were new to the InfoZoom Interface, but familiar with the Web environment, were studied in their use of one of these catalog types. Performance on both types of interfaces was assessed in terms of search speed, accuracy, efficiency, and user satisfaction. Both interfaces had positive evaluations, but behavioral data and performance data suggest that users valued their interaction with InfoZoom more.
Year
DOI
Venue
2000
10.1145/352871.352893
EC
Keywords
Field
DocType
comparative usability evaluation,e-commerce,user interface,usability evaluation,interaction,electronic catalogs,online product catalog,user interfaces,human-computer,e commerce,human computer interaction
User experience design,Heuristic evaluation,Computer science,Usability,Human–computer interaction,Usability inspection,User interface design,User interface,Natural user interface,Interactive systems engineering
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
1-58113-272-7
24
2.26
References 
Authors
9
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ewa Callahan118412.90
Jürgen Koenemann263871.72