Support of Meho & Tibbo model information seeking behavior from the elements of the user interface environment of Databases

Afshar, Zohreh; Tahmasebi Limooni, Safiyeh; Ghiasi, Mitra

doi:10.22055/slis.2019.28728.1573

Support of Meho & Tibbo model information seeking behavior from the elements of the user interface environment of Databases

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

zohreh afshar ¹

safiyeh tahmasebi limooni ²

mitra ghiasi ¹

¹ Department of Knowledge & Information Science, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran

² Department of Knowledge &amp; Information Science, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2019.28728.1573

Abstract

Purpose: Since information search behaviors are a reflection of the needs of users, it is important to identify and understand them in the design of the proper user interface. Therefore, the purpose is to determine the level support for environment of the user interface of databases from the Meho and Tibbo model.
Method: This is an applied research. The method was performed using Webometrics with an Heuristic Evaluation Method. The statistical population consisted of 100 Ph.D. students of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences and a census sampling method. Data Collection tools the check list consists of four elements derived from the Meho and Tibbo model.
Findings: showed, Support the user interface for the Science direct and Clinical Key databases in Meho and Tibbo model is higher than the average (2.08, 07.07) (2).The interface environment support for the Sprinter has been reported to be modest (2/01) and the Wiley is less than average (1.79). The ranking of the support these Databases from the model showed that, the Databases Science Direct, Clinical key, Springer, and Wiley won the first to fourth place with a score of 2.91, 2.84, 2.55, 1.71., the database user interface support for the Meho and Tibbo models is moderate.
Results: the use of these elements in the design of the interface environment can have a great impact on the optimization of the interface of the database.

Keywords

Mehoo & Tibbo model

User interface

Database

Information Seeking Behavior