Mehmet Yörükoğlu and Serhat Aydın
Digital Library Evaluation by SWARAWASPAS Method
444 - 447
2020
14
6
International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10011265
https://publications.waset.org/vol/162
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Since the discovery of the manuscript, mechanical methods for storing, transferring and using the information have evolved into digital methods over the time. In this process, libraries that are the center of the information have also become digitized and become accessible from anywhere and at any time in the world by taking on a structure that has no physical boundaries. In this context, some criteria for information obtained from digital libraries have become more important for users. This paper evaluates the user criteria from different perspectives that make a digital library more useful. The StepWise Weight Assessment Ratio AnalysisWeighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment (SWARAWASPAS) method is used with flexibility and easy calculation steps for the evaluation of digital library criteria. Three different digital libraries are evaluated by information technology experts according to five conflicting main criteria, ‘interface design’, ‘effects on users’, ‘services’, ‘user engagement’ and ‘context’. Finally, alternatives are ranked in descending order.
Open Science Index 162, 2020