Notes for the

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observers (those who are administering the test)

• Do not assist the testee tester in any step except to give very specific goals to the testeetester.
• Observe testeetester's actions, but do not judge them. If actions seem odd to you, ask about the choices the testee tester made without giving the impression that they made the wrong choice or took a misstep. 
• If the testee tester steers too far off course from the goal of the test and you are unable to redirect them back without making them feel like they made a wrong choice, end the specific test and ask about the choices they made, then move onto the next test.
• If a testee tester doesn't understand the test, then skip the test and move onto the next one (e.g. some testeetester's may not understand test 4, which is about accession data).

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Test 1: based on the Pam (archivist) persona

Testee Tester receives a specific research question from an outsider: PLEASE ADD AN APPROPRIATE QUESTION OR TWO HERE

Testee Tester runs the searches in the designated ASpace system: PLEASE PROVIDE WHICH SYSTEM WE SHOULD USE FOR THIS TEST

• Allow the testee tester to take their own path to searching. Do not interfere. Record, and then ask why they made choices that seem odd to us (without indicating that those choices seemed odd).

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Test 2: based on the Maynard (archivist) persona

Testee Tester visits the designated ASpace system: PLEASE PROVIDE WHICH SYSTEM WE SHOULD USE FOR THIS TEST

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Based on results received, ask testee tester what they would do next with this information.

Test 3: based on the Monique (librarian) persona

Testee Tester is about to teach a lesson on: SPECIFY TOPIC HERE, as well as system that should be used for test

• What is the testee tester looking for? What is needed to teach this lesson?

Testee Tester selects a few relevant results. Watch which results testee tester selects, and ask about the choices made. 

Testee Tester collates that information into one place for reference. What how testee tester chooses to do this. Ask what they would like to have done.

Test 4: based on the Jamie (academic admin assistant) persona

Testee Tester searches for a very specific item in a specific ASpace system: PLEASE PROVIDE WHICH SYSTEM TO USE AND WHICH ITEM TO SEARCH

Testee Tester locates the accession and box number information for the chosen folder. 

Repeat with a second item/system: PLEASE PROVIDE A SECOND SYSTEM/ITEM.

Do not assist testee tester with this test. Ask about actions that seem odd, and observe. This test may not be appropriate for test subjects that are not familiar with accession data. 

Test 5: based on the Morgan (photo editor) persona

Testee Tester searches for a very specific image in a specific ASpace system: PLEASE PROVIDE WHICH SYSTEM TO USE AND WHICH ITEM TO SEARCH

Testee Tester locates the item. 

Ask the testeetester: where do they go and/or who do they contact to access this item? PLEASE PROVIDE CORRECT ANSWER SO THAT WE CAN ASSESS THE SUCCESS OF THE TEST

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Test 6: based on the Nancy (journalist) and Alex (student) personas

Testee Tester searches for digitized images of Ellington sitting at the piano: PLEASE PROVIDE WHICH SYSTEM TO USE

Testee Tester locates the images.

Testee Tester identifies which images are digitized, because those are the only ones that matter for testeetester's particular needs.

Testee Tester selects one image, and identifies the IP rights of that image. 

Ask the testeetester: what are the IP rights? What do they need to do next to use the image? PLEASE PROVIDE CORRECT ANSWER SO THAT WE CAN ASSESS THE SUCCESS OF THE TEST