May 29, 2006

Exploring user mental models of breadcrumbs in web navigation

Angela Colter, Kathryn Summers, Cheri Smith have conducted research into the use of breadcrumbs on websites. To quote:

Our research explored how many sites currently use breadcrumbs as a navigation element, what conventions have developed, and whether users notice, use, and understand what breadcrumbs are. To pursue these questions, we surveyed 4,775 catalog Web sites to find out how many implement them and what connector character is used, then conducted qualitative user testing with four Web sites that use breadcrumbs to determine user mental models.

[Thanks to Henrik Olsen.]

Posted by jamesr on May 29, 2006 10:46 AM
Categories: Information architecture, Usability & user-centered design

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