Usability of navigation tools for browsing genetic sequences

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dc.contributor.authorRutherford, Paul
dc.contributor.authorAbell, Walter L.
dc.contributor.authorChurcher, Clare D.
dc.contributor.authorMcKinnon, Alan E.
dc.contributor.authorMcCallum, J.
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-22T03:09:25Z
dc.date.issued2010-01
dc.description.abstractSoftware to display DNA sequences is a crucial tool for bioinformatics research. This study examined techniques for navigating large DNA sequences via panning and zooming. This involved surveying the navigation facilities of current bioinformatics applications and performing a heuristic analysis on the most common interface controls found. Several prototypes for sequence navigation via panning and zooming were then developed and usability trials carried out, getting users to perform common sequence navigation tasks using the prototypes. The 'Connected View' design was found to be most usable for panning while the zooming results were less clear. The outcomes of this type of research can help improve bioinformatics applications so that will be more usable by the target research users.en
dc.format.extent33-41en
dc.identifier.citationRutherford, P., Abell, W., Churcher, C., McKinnon, A. and McCallum, J. (2010). Usability of navigation tools for browsing genetic sequences. In P. Calder & C. Lutteroth (Eds.) User Interfaces 2010 : Proc. Eleventh Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC 2010), Brisbane, Australia. CRPIT, 106, p. 33-41.
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-920682-87-3en
dc.identifier.issn1445-1336en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10182/4484
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAustralian Computer Society Inc
dc.relationThe original publication is available from - Australian Computer Society Incen
dc.rightsCopyright © 2010, Australian Computer Society, Inc. This paper appeared at the 11th Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC 2010), Brisbane, Australia. Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology, Vol. 106. P. Calder, C. Lutteroth, Eds. Reproduction for academic, not for- profit purposes permitted provided this text is included.
dc.source11th Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC 2010)en
dc.subjectuser interfaceen
dc.subjectheuristic evaluationen
dc.subjectapplicationsen
dc.subjectusabilityen
dc.subjectnavigation toolsen
dc.subjectgenetic sequencesen
dc.subjectDNA sequencesen
dc.subjectbioinformaticsen
dc.subjectnavigationen
dc.titleUsability of navigation tools for browsing genetic sequencesen
dc.typeConference Contribution - published
lu.contributor.unitLincoln University
lu.contributor.unitAgribusiness and Economics Research Unit
lu.contributor.unitFaculty of Environment, Society and Design
lu.contributor.unitDepartment of Environmental Management
lu.subtypeConference Paperen
pubs.finish-date2010-01-22en
pubs.publication-statusPublisheden
pubs.start-date2010-01-18en
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