On-Line Publications: Defining Requirements for User Acceptance

Abstract

This study investigated user requirements for an on-line system to distribute United States Air Force publications. Requirements were gathered utilizing focus groups of users from the students and staff of the Air Force Institute of Technology. The focus groups identified requirements for the system intended to foster its acceptance within the user community. The conceptual framework posited user involvement in the design and implementation of the new system, providing a balance between functionality and ease of use fostering user acceptance. The framework was used to examine the relationships between the users involvement in the system design and implementation and its acceptance and use. The conceptual framework and focus groups were used for gathering data about system requirements. The inputs from the focus groups were used to develop the suggested requirements for the system. The resulting system requirements fell into the following groups: system reliability, system accessibility, search capabilities, desktop options, and hyperlink capabilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA319702

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  • Jefferey T. Hennes

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Reduction
  • Electronic Mail
  • Electronic Publishing
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Instructions
  • Literature Surveys
  • Natural Languages
  • Pilot Studies
  • Reliability
  • United States

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