TY - GEN
T1 - Web-active users working with data
AU - Zang, Nan
AU - Rosson, Mary Beth
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Mashups have emerged as an area of interest for end-user programming research. While many users may find the ability to develop mashups useful, there are still many barriers to locating interesting data, figuring out how to "mash" it together and creating a useful view of the result. Furthermore, there is still much to learn about the motivations and needs of the user. In this paper, we present the results of interviews and think-aloud studies of non-programmers working with XML data and a mashup building tool. This work aims to better understand the users' mental models as they first attempt to use a novel mashup tool. We identify key areas where breakdowns occur and propose a future path for research.
AB - Mashups have emerged as an area of interest for end-user programming research. While many users may find the ability to develop mashups useful, there are still many barriers to locating interesting data, figuring out how to "mash" it together and creating a useful view of the result. Furthermore, there is still much to learn about the motivations and needs of the user. In this paper, we present the results of interviews and think-aloud studies of non-programmers working with XML data and a mashup building tool. This work aims to better understand the users' mental models as they first attempt to use a novel mashup tool. We identify key areas where breakdowns occur and propose a future path for research.
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U2 - 10.1145/1520340.1520721
DO - 10.1145/1520340.1520721
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70349177317
SN - 9781605582474
T3 - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
SP - 4687
EP - 4692
BT - Proceedings of the 27th International Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2009
T2 - 27th International Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2009
Y2 - 4 April 2009 through 9 April 2009
ER -