Books

Below are a few of the books that we have found helpful in the course of our work. Appearance on the lists below does not constitute endorsement by UARC or Michigan State University.

Usability

  • Albert, W., Tullis, T., & Tedesco, D. (2010). Beyond the usability lab: Conducting large-scale online user experience studies. Burlington, MA: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.
  • Bias, R. G. & Mayhew, D. J. (Eds.). (2005). Cost-justifying usability, second edition: An update for the internet age. 2nd Ed. San Francisco: C. A. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.
  • Krug, S. (2006). Don’t make me think: A common sense approach to web usability. 2nd Ed. Indianapolis: New Riders Publishing.
  • Lazar, J. (Ed.). (2007). Universal Usability: Designing Computer Interfaces for Diverse User Populations. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Nielsen, J. (2000). Designing web usability. Indianapolis: New Riders Publishing.
  • Nielsen, J. & Loranger, H. (2006). Prioritizing web usability. Berkeley: New Riders.
  • Rubin, J. & Chisnell, D. (2008). Handbook of usability testing: How to plan, design, and conduct effective tests. 2nd Ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  • Tullis, T. & Albert, W. (2008). Measuring the User Experience: Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics. Burlington, MA: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.

Accessibility

  • Harper, S., & Yesilada, Y. (2010). Web Accessibility: A Foundation for Research. London: Springer-Verlag.
  • Paciello, M. G. (2000). Web accessibility for people with disabilities. Lawrence, KS: CMP Books.
  • Slatin, J. M. & Rush, S. (2003). Maximum accessibility: Making your web sites more usable for everyone. Boston: Addison-Wesley Publishing.
  • Thatcher, J., Bohman, P., Burks, M., Henry, S. L., Regan, B., Swierenga, S., Urban, M. D., & Waddell, C. D. (2003). Constructing accessible web sites. Birmingham, UK: Glasshaus, Ltd.
  • Thatcher, J., Kirkpatrick, A., Urban, M., Lawson, B., Henry, S. L., Burks, M., Waddell, C., Heilmann, C., Rutter, R., Regan, B., & Lauke, P. (2006). Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance. Berkeley, CA: Apress.

Design and Information Architecture

  • Chisholm, W. & May, M. (2009). Universal design for web applications. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly.
  • Fisk, A. D., Rogers, W. A., Charness, N., Czaja, S. J., & Sharit, J.(2009). Designing for older adults: Principles and creative human factors approaches. 2nd Ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.
  • Ginsberg, S. (2011). Designing the iPhone experience: A user-centered approach to sketching and prototyping iPhone apps. Boston: Addison-Wesley.
  • Kalbach, J. & Gustafson, A. (2007). Designing Web Navigation: Optimizing the User Experience. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly.
  • Lawrence, D. & Tavakol, S. (2007). Balanced Website Design: Optimising Aesthetics, Usability and Purpose. London: Springer-Verlag.
  • Norman, D. (2002). The design of everyday things. New York: Basic Books.
  • Quesenbery, W., & Brooks, K. (2010). Storytelling for user experience: Crafting stories for better design. Brooklyn, NY: Rosenfeld Media.
  • Redish, J. (2007). Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works. San Francisco. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.
  • Righi, C. & James, J. (2007). User-centered design stories. San Francisco: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.
  • Rosenfeld, L. & Morville, P. (2007). Information architecture for the world wide web. 3rd Ed. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly Media.
  • Stone, D., Jarrett, C., Woodroffe, M., & Minocha, S. (2005). User interface design and evaluation. San Francisco: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.
  • Zeldman, J. (2006). Designing with web standards. 2nd Ed. Indianapolis: New Riders Publishing.