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Eliasen, Karen; McKinstry, Jill; Fraser, Beth Mabel; Babbitt, Elizabeth P. – College & Research Libraries, 1997
A study of 170 undergraduates at the University of Washington examined the effect of terminology and screen layout on student ability to select databases from an initial online interface, "Session Manager." Results indicated that student ability to navigate menu screens was improved with expanded terminology and type grouping of online…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Evaluation, Databases, Higher Education