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Barbara R Mirel¹, Zachary Wright, Jessica D Tenenbaum

¹School of Education, University of Michigan;

Summit on Translational Bioinformatics

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The CTSA Inventory of Resources Explorer helps users find biomedical resources. This tool was designed using efficient usability methods for better search experiences.

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Informatics
Health Informatics
Information Science

Background:

Federated biomedical resource inventories are complex.
Efficiently searching these inventories is challenging for researchers.
Existing search tools may not meet user needs.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a user-friendly tool for searching the CTSA Inventory of Resources.
To apply novel usability methods in the design process.
To create a searchable interface for biomedical resources.

Main Methods:

Utilized efficient and non-traditional formal usability methods.
Employed user-centered design principles.
Iteratively defined requirements and designed the Explorer interface.

Main Results:

Successfully designed the CTSA Inventory of Resources Explorer.
Developed a functional tool for searching federated biomedical resources.
Demonstrated the applicability of chosen usability methods.

Conclusions:

The Explorer enhances access to biomedical resources.
The design methodology can be applied to similar web-based tools.
Improved usability facilitates resource discovery in federated inventories.