Usability News is a free web newsletter that is produced by the Software Usability Research
Laboratory (SURL) at Wichita State University. The SURL team specializes in software/website user interface design, usability testing, and research in human-computer interaction.
Barbara S. Chaparro, Editor

Inside this Issue:

Website Design

• Reading Online News: A Comparison of Three Presentation Formats
  by R. Baker, M. Bernard, & S. Riley
• Examining the Effects of Hypertext Shape on User Performance
  by M. Bernard
• Determining Cognitive Predictors of User Performance within Complex User Interfaces
  by M. Bernard, C. Hamblin, & B. Scofield
• The Effects of Line Length on Children and Adults' Online Reading Performance
  by M. Bernard, M. Fernandez, & S. Hull
• Fortune 500 Revisited: Current Trends in Site Map Design
  by M. Russell

E-Commerce Usability

• Can Personality Be Used to Predict How We Use the Internet?
  by B. Lida
• Online Shopping for Office Supplies: Factors Impacting User Satisfaction
  by B. Chaparro, V. Pereira, & S. Padgett
• Are You in Good Hands With Allstate?: A Comparison of Three Auto-Insurance Websites
  by R. Baker & C. Gilmore
• Top Ten Mistakes of Shopping Cart Design
  by B. Chaparro

Technology & Education

• Using Technology to Foster a Student-Centered Classroom
  by C. Halcomb & N. Rogers
• Bringing the Chat Room to the Classroom
  by M. Russell & C. Halcomb