I also endorse Treejack, we've used it for developing both public-facing web work and our internal intranet. The charts make it really easy to understand complex paths and results, and it's also simple to complete the tests as a test subject.

-Chad

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Chad Haefele
Interim Head of User Experience
UNC Chapel Hill Libraries
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We've used Treejack<https://www.optimalworkshop.com/treejack/> (part of the Optimal Workshop suite) and it's been an excellent way to test labeling and structure. It also produces nice visualizations of the data. I highly recommend it!



Rebecca Blakiston

Team Lead, Web Design & User Experience

Technology Strategy & Services

University of Arizona Libraries

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Apologies for cross-listing...



I need some advice on user testing methods.  I’ve embarked on a project to redo our library website’s information architecture.  I’ve sketched out a new IA for the site which I want to test with users.  Initially I thought that I would just build out the new IA on our development server, then do usability testing with users on the dev site.  Now I’m realizing that will be a lot of work, and making any changes once its built will also take time.  Is there a middle ground?  Are there good ways to do some user testing with paper prototypes?  I want to get feedback on whether my categories and labels are intuitive and meaningful.



Kyle Breneman



Integrated Digital Services Librarian



University of Baltimore