This paper reviews the study of usability evaluation of digital libraries in foreign countries, which includes the theoretical research and practical assessment; then it classifies the focus into interface study, user study, model and structure of usability assessment; at last, it concludes most kinds of methods researchers used in their usability assessments.
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