Exploring the relationship between web presence and web usability for universities A case study from Turkey

Peker S., Kucukozer-Cavdar S., ÇAĞILTAY K.

PROGRAM-ELECTRONIC LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS, vol.50, no.2, pp.157-174, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1108/prog-04-2014-0024
  • Journal Name: PROGRAM-ELECTRONIC LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.157-174
  • Keywords: University websites, Usability evaluation, User interfaces, Web presence, Web usability, SITE, LIBRARY, ONLINE, DESIGN
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to statistically explore the relationship between web usability and web presence of the universities. As a case study, five Turkish universities in different rankings which were selected from Webometrics rankings were evaluated and compared.