Analysis of user orientation of user interfaces in Persian web pages of Iranian digital libraries and proposing a model

Digital librarie's user interface has a determinant role in the optimal performance of these libraries and digital libraries can have a favorite performance when users can appropriately interact with them. The aim of this study is to analyse the user orientation of user interfaces in Persian web pages of Iranian digital libraries and to present a proposed model for strengthening the positive points and removing existing defects. At different stages of research and by using Delphi study, 10 criteria (search, integrity, guidance, navigation, design, error correction, information presentation, user control, interface language, and simplicity) and 114 components were selected for the evaluation. The study population included 11 digital libraries (Tebyan, Did, Irandoc, Markze Mantaghaei, Daneshghahe Elm o Sanat, Daneshgahe Shiraz, Markaze Mokhaberat, Pajoheshgahe Niroo, Daneshgahe Amirkabir, Moassesehe Nashre Imam and Daneshkade karafarinie Daneshghahe Tehran). The results showed that among studied criteria, interface language and error correction in sequence with 95/58 and 36/79 have more and less points from the total points of reviewed criteria. Also, with the regards to the earned points in studied criteria and according to their components by the study population, the analysis of user orientation of user interfaces was performed. At the end, based on the evaluation results, a model was proposed for the user orientation of user interface of Iranian digital libraries.