Designing usable electronic text
by
Dillon, Andrew.
Title
:
Designing usable electronic text
Author
:
Dillon, Andrew.
ISBN
:
9780415240598
9781420025170
9780367801151
Edition
:
2nd ed.
Publication Information
:
Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, ©2004.
Physical Description
:
1 online resource (viii, 214 pages)
Contents
:
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Reading, books and electronic text; Electronic documents as usable artifacts; So what do we know? An overview of the empirical literature on reading from screens; Describing the reading process at an appropriate level; Classifying information into types: the context of use; Capturing process data on reading: just what are readers doing?; Shape: information as a structured space; TIME: a framework for the design and evaluation of digital documents; Applying the TIME framework; Conclusions and prospects; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
Abstract
:
This book explores the issues of information usage and stresses that a lack of usability is the main barrier to mass aceptance of the electronic medium It shows how designers should take a user-centred approach to the presentation of information.
Subject Term
:
Text processing (Computer science)
Electronic publishing.
Human-computer interaction.
COMPUTERS -- Data Processing.
COMPUTERS / Computer Graphics / General
COMPUTERS / Information Technology
TECHNOLOGY / Industrial Health & Safety
Electronic Access
:
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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| Online Library | E-Book | 545549-1001 | QA76.9 .T48 D55 2003B | | CRC E-Books |