CardSorter: Towards an Open Source Tool for Online Card Sorts
Georgios Melissourgos, Christos Katsanos · 2020
Structural design of shared information environments is rather challenging. Card sorting constitutes a valuable method towards this end. However, there is a lack of free software tools for conducting card sorts, especially from a distance, and analysing the collected data. This paper presents CardSorter, an open source, web-based, card sorting tool. Currently, CardSorter offers functionality for running open card sorts online and analysing the collected data in real time. In a user testing study involving 108 participants, CardSorter was found to be from Good to Excellent in terms of perceived usability. A heuristic evaluation of the tool involving 25 teams of novice evaluators identified issues for further improvement.