Links to Web resources


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Top Web resources

http://www.usableweb.com
More than 1000 links to Web sites about information architecture, human factors, and user interface issues. Maintained by Keith Instone, an information architect and usability specialist.

http://www.useit.com/
Jakob Nielsen's Web site, which contains articles and reports written by him, including his bi-weekly Alertboxes, available via email or archived on the Web site.

http://www.usability.gov
Provides over 50 of the top Web design and usability guidelines based on research studies. Compiled by the National Cancer Institute with plans to keep it updated as new findings become available.

http://www.surl.org
Wichita State University's site for research on web usability issues; available in an online newsletter.

http://www.uie.com/
User Interface Engineering's Web site (Jared Spool, Founder) with articles and white papers based on the company's experience in usability testing. Includes group of articles from the bi-monthly newsletter Eye for Design.

http://www.asktog.com
Author Bruce Tognazzini (Tog on Interface, Tog on Software Design) posts his monthly column "Ask Tog," plus responses to readers' email questions. Links to Nielsen's Alertbox columns and several pertinent professional organizations.

http://www.goodexperience.com
Mark Hurst created the company and the Web site, which provides free, downloadable reports on e-commerce and updates on news related to e-commerce. Includes reports on Web sites that work and those that don't, with examples and explanations.

 

Web sites for related professional organizations

http://www.stcsig.org/usability
Society for Technical Communication's Special Interest Group on Usability. Provides a wealth of information on topics in usability, a toolkit of downloadable forms and templates, conference proceedings, and more.

http://www.upassoc.org/
Usability Professionals' Association site includes past and present conference information, newsletter archives, a job bank, and other resources.

http://hfes.org/
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society site includes information about HFES, plus conference information.

http://www.acm.org/sigchi
The Association for Computer Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction. Includes information about the organization and its conference, which focuses on the interests of those who participate in interface development. Includes sessions/articles on usability.

http://www.acm.org/sigdoc
The Association for Computer Machinery's Special Interest Group on Documentation. Includes information about the organization and its conference, which focuses on the interests of technical communicators who write documentation. Includes sessions/articles on usability.

Web sites that show and tell

http://digilander.libero.it/chiediloapippo/Engineering/iarchitect/shame.htm
The Interface Hall of Shame

http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/
Web Pages That Suck (based on the book of the same name)

http://www.gui-bloopers.com/
Gui Bloopers
(based on the book of the same name)

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