Usability Guidelines for an Online Image Database

Authors

  • Ruth Chang University of Toronto
  • Donald F. Bliss II Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications
  • Anne R. Altemus Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/jbc.v43i1.7874

Keywords:

interface design, UI, usability, interface, image database

Abstract

There are currently no existing guidelines for optimizing user experience in online image databases. Here we use established usability design principles to develop a set of 50 recommendations for improving database organization, navigability, and search functionality. We conduct a resource audit of commercial and non-profit image galleries and evaluate them upon our criteria. Our findings are summarized within a basic wireframe to be used as reference for prospective image databases in the future. 

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Published

2019-05-23

How to Cite

Chang, R., Bliss II, D. F., & Altemus, A. R. (2019). Usability Guidelines for an Online Image Database. Journal of Biocommunication, 43(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/jbc.v43i1.7874

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