UX Research at IU Libraries

Help us improve the IU Libraries website.

Whether you're a new student, an experienced researcher, or somewhere in between, your opinions matter to us. 
The Discovery & User Experience team at IU Libraries is  conducting research to help improve the website. We invite you to participate in our ongoing and future UX research initiatives. Your valuable insights and feedback would be immensely beneficial to our efforts in creating and delivering a superior user experience online. We look forward to hearing your thoughts and opinions.

*All responses are anonymized.

Ongoing User Research

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Preference Test
IUCAT Navigation Test

2-3 minutes

Choose which header navigation design you prefer

You will be presented with two different design options on how to navigate to the campus specific views on IUCAT. After you make your choice, you'll be given a chance to tell us what you liked about the option you chose and offer any other suggestions to improve the design of IUCAT's homepage.

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Treejack (Evaluate)

3-5 mins

Locate an item using a hierarchical structure.

You will be presented with our proposed hierarchical structure representing different sections of our website. Your task is to navigate this structure to find a specific item. You can freely explore the structure to locate the item.

Upcoming User Research

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1 min  •  Volunteer
Become a website test user

1 min

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Have you rage-clicked on IU Libraries' website recently?
Can't find what you're looking for?
New to the university and unsure where to begin research?
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