Heuristic evaluation applied to library web services by Marjo-Riitta Aitta, Saana Kaleva, Terttu Kortelainen in New Library World, 109, 1/2, 25-45 (2008)
It was interesting to read about why the authors associated each of their nine heuristics with different scale levels of usability problems (from critical problems to minor problems). Their ‘applied heuristics’ were for public library web services but these provide a good stepping stone for university libraries.
–Robin, Head of Usability Research
Top 10 Web Conferencing Vendors – 2009: Profiles of the Leading Vendors from Business-Software.com
The right web conferencing software can improve communication and collaboration while also realizing advantages in convenience and cost-efficiency. This evaluation of current Web conferencing vendors looks at the top 10 enterprise vendors in the field: iLinc, Saba, Citrix, WebEx, Genesys, Microsoft, InterCall, IBM, Cisco Systems, and Adobe.
–Rebecca, Director
Best Practices in UX from Forrester Research
“Know your constraints; design for differences” were the two best nuggets of advice in this fairly basic primer on User Interface Design.
–Risa, Production Manager
NY publisher releases Deveraux novel as video book
An interesting look at how technology is making its mark in the literary world, with input from authors and publishers on whether this is a positive or unfortunate development. The ‘increasing elasticity’ of books is something CDRS is very familiar with–we partner with Columbia faculty and university presses to produce online monographs enhanced with multimedia that couldn’t be accommodated in print. Visit our project blog on Dangerous Citizens to read about the work that is going into this book’s ‘hybridization.’
–Diana, Communications Coordinator
This is the first of weekly postings on recommended reading from CDRS staff members. Have something you want to recommend? Comment on this post!
