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The article describes the application of the usability test for the analysis of information architecture qualitative criteria with particular emphasis on elements of searching system. The object of study is the system used to find information in a popular Polish portal Merlin.pl. In terms of the quality requirements of the focus is on end users, customers of online stores, which is consistent with the UCD approach. The publication includes a definition of information architecture and a description of each criterion. This paper describes the characteristics, implementation process and the application of the usability test for the analysis of information architecture qualitative criteria. The publication contains the results of a study by usability test on a group of selected experts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the paper a concept of an e-guide content sharing system is presented that allows museums in distant locations to jointly develop and share content for electronic guides. The system is characterized by an advanced resource access rights control mechanism, free content organisation by end-users, describing stored resources with semantic tags, and multiple grouping of resources. Although the presented concept was conceived in the context of its future implementation in oceanographic museums, it can as well be used as a model for similar systems intended for any type of institution that uses e-guides. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Process of informatization of companies as well as common use of IT tools at work does not progress equally fast for all industries. In polish economy can be found branches, where introduction of modern IT services is very much postponed or has just begun. Many complicated operations are still handled manually, what in some cases due to lack of new technologies can lead to ecological and financial problems. Deficiencies of modern IT solutions come often from the high complexity of needed tools, high cost of design and introduction and because of the obsolete for the most part infrastructure. One of the branches that has that problem is water management, which in this article will be presented as the process of water production and distribution through the waterworks network. Author of this article will present a conception of Spatial Decision Support System designed to aid waterworks company and monitor whole water distribution infrastructure. Creation and implementation of proposed IT system will allow the waterworks company depreciation of water production costs and infrastructure service costs. It will also improve reaction time in case of failure of any part of the network, which is very important due to the additional costs that end users will have to pay. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The process of integrated management information system implementation is longlasting, expensive and full of pitfalls. Many of the problems associated with this process have their source in the end-user. In the article there were presented results of research on the level of satisfaction of end-users with the process of implementation of integrated information management ERP system. A group of employees of the company implementing and using the system was analysed. Results of the research are ambiguous. They however, point significant problems with the quality of ERP system implementation. Nearly half of the respondents have evaluated negatively the system and its implementation. The article presents the recommendations arising from the study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]