Users' expectations of book indexes

Mary Coe

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This quote points directly to users’ expectations of the usefulness of a book index. Do readers assume that the index will help them? What course of action will they take if they don’t find it useful? To step back even further, what do readers think an index is?Current book indexing practice is based on assumptions about the behaviour of index users. Mary Coe will report on an exploratory user study that investigated readers’ expectations and use of book indexes in an effort to fill this gap in knowledge. Results of the study could also inform design of index usability testing and research on navigation within books.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers Conference - Canberra, Australia, Australia Duration: 06 May 2015 → 09 May 2015

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Conference	Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers Conference
Country/Territory	Australia
Period	06/05/15 → 09/05/15

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