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Human-computer interaction
Selected ebooks
- About face 3: the essentials of interaction design
- The essential guide to user interface design:
I introduction to GUI design principles and techniques - Handbook of human factors and ergonomics
- Handbook of usability testing:
How to plan, design and conduct effective tests - The human-computer interaction handbook:
Fundamentals, evolving technologies, and emerging applications - Measuring the user experience:
Collecting, analyzing, and presenting usability metrics - Paper prototyping
The fast and easy way to design and refine user interfaces -
Understanding your users
A practical guide to user requirements methods, tools, and techniques
Selected journals
- ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
- Applied Ergonomics
- Behaviour and Information Technology
- CHI: Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
- Computers in Human Behavior
- Human-Computer Interaction
- IEEE Pervasive Computing
- IEEE Transactions on Haptics
- Interacting with Computers
- Interactions
- International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
- International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
- Journal of Usability Studies
- Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
Databases - journal articles and conference papers
- ACM Digital Library
Scholarly articles and conference papers on all aspects of computer science.
Includes papers on usability, user testing, human computer interaction, web-design and development.
- IEEEXplore
Scholarly articles and conference papers on all aspects of electronics engineering and computer science.
Includes human-computer interaction, usability and web development papers.
- Scopus
Major scholarly journals and conference papers in all subject areas, including computer science.
- ScienceDirect
Scholarly journals on all subjects published by Elsevier and associated publishers.
- Wiley Online Library
Scholarly journals on all subjects published by Wiley.
- Informaworld
Scholary journals published by Taylor & Francis, Routledge and others.
Includes journals Human Computer Interaction and International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.
- Computers & Applied Sciences Complete (EBSCO)
Includes hardware and software product news and reviews plus articles.
Statistics and Standards
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Australian statistics; includes data from the Census of Population and Housing
Interesting data includes Household use of information technology
- Australian Standards Online
Full text access to all Australian standards. A limit of four users at a time applies; please logout when finished.
For more information on standards see the subject guide Standards
Selected websites
- Boxesandarrows
Hosts a series of interesting articles focusing on information architecture. - Dey Alexander Consulting
Has links to web resources on a range of usability topics. - Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII)
Research centre based at Carnegie Mellon University, includes a list of members' publications - InfoDesign: Understanding by Design
Includes articles on usability, accessibility, information architecture, design patterns and more. - Usability.gov
US website designed to assist government agencies develop usable web sites.
Includes an overview of usability process and some good examples of documentation. - UsabilityNet
Has a good overview covering basic techniques and ideas. - Useit.com
Website of the Danish writer Jakob Nielsen; considered the "king of usability".
Links include Usability 101 and Top ten mistakes in web design
Nielsen has a regular column: Alertbox: current issues in web usability
- User Interface Engineering
Includes articles on usability.
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