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Lynn -- I myself have been collecting articles on similar topics as of late, and here are 2 that I think you might find useful: Prom, Christopher J. "User Interactions with Electronic Finding Aids in a Controlled Setting". The American Archivist, Vol. 67 (Fall/Winter 2004), p. 234-268. Malin, Gwynneth. "'Digitize This!': The Impact of Digital Collections on Archival Description. Journal of Archival Organization, Vol. 1(4) 2002, p. 65-76. Mark Custer Joyner Library, Digital Collections East Carolina University (252) 328-5389 [log in to unmask] From: Encoded Archival Description List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michele R Combs Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 11:04 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: User experience research? Hi Lynn -- These two articles were recommended to me a few weeks ago by Jane Stevenson of Archive Hub. Alas, I haven't had a chance to track them down yet myself... Duff & Stoyanova: Transforming the Crazy Quilt (1998) A study using focus groups to obtain users' opinions on the content and format of displays in archival information systems. Archivaria 45 (Spring 1998). Wendy Scheir, First Entry: Report on a Qualitative Exploratory Study of Novice User Experience with Online Finding Aids. Journal of Archival Organization (2005) Michele ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ..Michele Combs.. ..Manuscripts Librarian.. ..Special Collections Research Center.. ..E.S. Bird Library.. ..Syracuse University.. ..222 Waverly Ave... ..Syracuse, NY 13244.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 5:41 PM, Lynn Lobash <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hello, Is anyone aware of any research/literature on online finding aids or digital collections and user experience? I am interested in anything from design/presentation/discovery to who is using them, how, and to what purpose. Thank you, Lynn