Website Usability: A Re-Examination through the Lenses of ISO Standards

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Author(s): Louis K. Falk (University of Texas at Brownsville, USA), Hy Sockel (DIKW Management Group, USA)and Kuanchin Chen (Western Michigan University, USA)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 16
Source title: Web Design and Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8619-9.ch013

Keywords: Computer Science & IT / Information Science Reference / Web Technologies / Web Technologies & Engineering

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Abstract

The original conceptualization of usability was ease of use, this was later expanded into a multi-dimensional construct in ISO standards and usability literature. Such an expansion is seen as an improvement, since cross-study comparison or benchmarking cannot objectively be done without a common set of usability components being defined. The current issue lies in how these components are operationalized, measured and validated. Although ISO standards ties usability to contextual situations, recent research has started to also recognize psychographic and demographic variations within the same context. The purpose of this study is to review web site usability as it relates to ISO standards (more specifically ISO 9126, ISO 9241 and ISO/IEC 25010) and existing usability studies. Implications for researchers and practitioners are provided.

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