Information science and usability

fundamental conceptual relations

Authors

  • Raquel Bernardete Machado Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC
  • William Barbosa Vianna Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5747-8748
  • Márcio Matias Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2178-2075.v10i2p4-19

Keywords:

Information Technology, Usability, Information Science

Abstract

The The article aims to identify and discourse based on bibliographical research on the theoretical-epistemological aspects of information science and usability in their relevant conceptual interrelationships. It provides concepts of the philosophy of technology that considers technological knowledge as the advent of observations of phenomena involving technology and technological objects, products of human creation related to the notion of comfort and ease of task execution and requires subjective knowledge of the user. In this sense, the text justifies usability as an area of ​​study that makes it possible to evaluate the human experience in the use of technological systems, considering aspects related to the user, the task accomplished by the user, the equipment used to achieve the objectives, the environment and the context of use and the product itself. In this process, the outcome of use needs to be measured on the basis of effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction. As an interdisciplinary area, involving the interests of professionals from various branches of knowledge, usability and information science are complemented in studies involving the use of information technology.

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Author Biographies

  • Raquel Bernardete Machado, Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC

    PhD student in Information Science and librarian at the Federal University of Santa Catarina. Master in Management of Information Units and a Bachelor in Librarianship from the State University of Santa Catarina. Has experience in school and university libraries. He is interested in the following topics: cataloging, descriptive and thematic representation of information, conceptual models (FRBR, FRAD, FRSAD), resource description and access (RDA).

  • William Barbosa Vianna, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC

    Doutor em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC.

    Professor Adjunto da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC.

  • Márcio Matias, Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC

    PhD in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2003), Master in Ergonomics, with a degree in Computer Science. He is currently Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Information Science at UFSC and member of the research group ITI-RG (Intelligence, Technology and Information), working on the topics: Information and Communication Technologies, Information Retrieval, Intelligence, Information, Usability, Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, Information Visualization, Augmented Reality, Webometry, Cybermetrics, Innovation.

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Published

2019-01-22

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

MACHADO, Raquel Bernardete; VIANNA, William Barbosa; MATIAS, Márcio. Information science and usability: fundamental conceptual relations. InCID: Revista de Ciência da Informação e Documentação, Ribeirão Preto, Brasil, v. 10, n. 2, p. 4–19, 2019. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2178-2075.v10i2p4-19. Disponível em: https://www.journals.usp.br/incid/article/view/150734.. Acesso em: 26 may. 2024.