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 

• The Effects of Contrast and Density on Visual Web Search
  by D. Weller
• Reading Online Text: A Comparison of Four White Space Layouts
  by B. Chaparro, J.R. Baker, A.D. Shaikh, S. Hull, & L. Brady
• Paper or Pixels: What Are People Reading Online?
  by A.D. Shaik
• Online Banking: Why People Are Branching Out
  by M. Bayles
• Global Examination of Users' Mental Models for E-Commerce Web Layouts
  by M. Bernard & A. Sheshadri

Handheld Devices

• Comparing Data Input Methods on Handheld Computers
  by G. Copas & L. Elder

Technology and Education

• The Role of Interactivity in Web-Based Educational Material
  by L. Brady
• Technology in the Classroom: How Important is the Student-Teacher Interaction?
  by C. Gilmore & C. G. Halcomb
• BlackboardTM Gets a Global Review
  by G. Copas, T. Witherspoon, & K. Reynolds