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Statistical tests reveal that there were correlations among dimensions of usability criteria and user effectiveness measures. Moreover, interview discourses exposed specific usability issues of the DL.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jdis-2017-0014_s_010_w2aab3b8c34b1b7b1aab1c15b4Aa\">\n                    <jats:title>Research limitations<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This research is based on a relatively small sample size, resulting in a limited representativeness of user diversity. A larger sample size is needed for a systematic cross group comparison.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jdis-2017-0014_s_011_w2aab3b8c34b1b7b1aab1c15b5Aa\">\n                    <jats:title>Practical implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study evaluated the usability of the Mogao Cave Panorama DL and proposed suggestions for its improvement for better experience. The results also provide a reference to other cultural heritage DLs with panorama functions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jdis-2017-0014_s_012_w2aab3b8c34b1b7b1aab1c15b6Aa\">\n                    <jats:title>Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study is one of the first evaluating cultural heritage DLs from the perspective of user experience. It provides methodological references for relevant studies: the evaluation framework, the designed information seeking tasks, and the interview questions can be adopted or adapted in evaluating other visually centric DLs of cultural heritage.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/jdis-2017-0014","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,8,23]],"date-time":"2017-08-23T06:01:32Z","timestamp":1503468092000},"page":"49-67","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Digitizing Dunhuang Cultural Heritage: A User Evaluation of Mogao Cave Panorama Digital Library"],"prefix":"10.2478","volume":"2","author":[{"given":"Xiao","family":"Hu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Education , The University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong S.A.R. , China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eric M. 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