I also endorse Treejack, we've used it for developing both public-facing web work and our internal intranet. The charts make it really easy to understand complex paths and results, and it's also simple to complete the tests as a test subject.
-Chad --- Chad Haefele Interim Head of User Experience UNC Chapel Hill Libraries [email protected] ________________________________________ From: Code for Libraries <[email protected]> on behalf of Blakiston, Rebecca L - (blakisto) <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 11:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Methods to test new site IA? We've used Treejack<https://www.optimalworkshop.com/treejack/> (part of the Optimal Workshop suite) and it's been an excellent way to test labeling and structure. It also produces nice visualizations of the data. I highly recommend it! Rebecca Blakiston Team Lead, Web Design & User Experience Technology Strategy & Services University of Arizona Libraries [email protected] (520) 307-2834 -----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kyle Breneman Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 6:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [CODE4LIB] Methods to test new site IA? Apologies for cross-listing... I need some advice on user testing methods. I’ve embarked on a project to redo our library website’s information architecture. I’ve sketched out a new IA for the site which I want to test with users. Initially I thought that I would just build out the new IA on our development server, then do usability testing with users on the dev site. Now I’m realizing that will be a lot of work, and making any changes once its built will also take time. Is there a middle ground? Are there good ways to do some user testing with paper prototypes? I want to get feedback on whether my categories and labels are intuitive and meaningful. Kyle Breneman Integrated Digital Services Librarian University of Baltimore
