Web design and digital reference work
Readings

Web evaluation

Checklists

  • University of Southern Maine Library. Checklist for evaluating Web resources. HTML. Short.
  • Wolfgram Memorial Library. Evaluating web resources. HTML. Large.
  • Esther Grassian, UCLA College Library
    • Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources. HTML
    • Thinking Critically about Discipline-Based World Wide Web Resources. HTML
  • Kathy Schrock. HTML. Aimed at primary and secondary schools

Bibliographies

  • Nicole J. Auer. VT university libraries. Bibliography on evaluating internet resources. HTML
  • Information Quality WWW Virtual Library. The Internet Guide to Construction of Quality Online Resources. HTML

Web information for librarians

  • Search Engine Watch. HTML
  • Librarians` Index to the Internet. Searching the Internet. HTML

Return to start page. HTML

Tord Høivik - 17.11.01

Web design

Central readings

  • Do not ask - observe! HTML. Brief introduction to usability testing. Jacob Nielsen.
  • Tord Hoivik. Web search. HTML
  • Ten usability heuristics. HTM

Additional readings

Useit.com. HTM. The Jacob Nielsen home page
  • Why You Only Need to Test With 5 Users. Alertbox, 19. mars 2000. HTM
  • Severity ratings for usability problems. HTM
  • Summary of usability inspection methods. HTM
  • How to conduct a heuristic evaluation. HTM
  • Usability evaluation methods. HTM
  • Success Rate: The Simplest Usability Metric. Alertbox, 18. februar 2001. HTM
Bruce Tognazzini. First principles. AskTog, november 1998. HTM
  • The author describes his own field of expertise as Human Interface Evangelism & Practical Design
Curt Cloninger. Usability experts are from Mars, graphic designers are from Venus. HTM. (= A list apart: For people who make websites, nr. 76.)

Background: boooks

Jacob Nielsen. Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity. Indianapolis: New Riders Publishing, 2000. HTM.

Louis Rosenfeld og Peter Morville. Information architecture for the World Wide Web. Sebastopol, CA: O`Reilly, 1998. HTM