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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
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- Summer Internship @ Google, Inc.: Accessibility Experiences (January, 2007)
ADVERTISING
- Designing Online Banner Advertisements: Should We Animate? (January, 2002)
- Does the Intrusiveness of an Online Advertisement Influence User Recall and Recognition (February, 2006)
- Just How 'Blind' Are We to Advertising Banners on the Web (July, 2000)
- Does the Intrusiveness of an Online Advertisement Influence User Recall and Recognition? (February, 2006)
- Designing Online Banner Advertisements: Should We Animate? (January, 2002)
- Just How 'Blind' Are We to Advertising Banners on the Web? (July, 2000)
BREADCRUMB NAVIGATION
- Breadcrumb Navigation: An Exploratory Study of Usage (February, 2003)
- Breadcrumb Navigation: Further Investigation of Usage (August, 2003)
- Influence of Mere Exposure on the Usage of Breadcrumb Navigation (February, 2004)
- Comparing the Usability of Three Dual Language School Websites (January, 2007)
- Evaluating the Usability of Educational Websites for Children (July, 2005)
- The Effects of Line Length on Children and Adults’ Online Reading Performance (July, 2002)
- Which Fonts Do Children Prefer To Read Online? (January, 2001)
COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION
- A Comparison of Face-to-Face and Computer-Mediated Student Project Teams (August, 2003)
- Bringing the Chat Room to the Classroom (July, 2002)
- Does Computer-Mediated Collaboration Really Improve Group Communication? (January, 2000)
- Male and Female Attitudes Toward Computer-Mediated Group Interactions (July, 2000)
- Data Collection in the Palm of Your Hand: A Case Study (January, 2000)
DOCUMENTATION
- A Comparison of Two Evaluation Techniques for Technical Documentation (February, 2005)
- Evaluation Toolbox for Aviation Technical Publications (February, 2005)
DOWNLOAD TIME
- Balancing Image Quality and Speed: How to Shave Seconds off Your Download Time (July, 2001)
- Examining Tolerance for Online Delays (February, 2003)
- How Long is Too Long to Wait for a Website to Load? (July, 1999)
- E-Books: Are We Going Paperless? (January, 2000)
- Online Flipping: Examination of the Digital FlipViewer (July, 2005)
- Searching the University Course Schedule Using a Digital FlipBook (February, 2006)
- Should You Check In Your Textbooks and Check Out an eBook? (January, 2001)
E-COMMERCE
- Can Internet Shoppers Be Described by Personality Traits? (February, 2003)
- E-Commerce, the Consumer Decision Process, and the Theory of Reasoned Action (July, 2001)
- Examining User Expectations for the Location of Common E-Commerce Web Objects (January, 2002)
- Global Examination of Users' Mental Models for E-Commerce Web Layouts (July, 2004)
- How Usable are the Airline Websites? (January, 1999)
- Online Banking: Why People Are Branching Out (July, 2004)
- Online Groceries and Textbooks: Is E-Shopping the Answer for Today's College Student? (July, 2001)
- Online Shopping for Office Supplies: Factors Impacting User Satisfaction (July, 2002)
- Online Shopping: TV's, Toasters, and Toys! Oh My! (January, 2001)
- Top Ten Mistakes of Shopping Cart Design (July, 2002)
- Top Ten Mistakes of Shopping Cart Design Revisited: A Survey of 500 Top E-Commerce Websites (July, 2007)
EDUCATION
- Blackboard™ Gets A Global Review (July, 2004)
- Bringing the Chat Room to the Classroom (July, 2002)
- CADUCEUS: Using the Web to Share Student Misconceptions and Solutions (August, 2003)
- Should You Check In Your Textbooks and Check Out an eBook? (January, 2001)
- Technology in the Classroom: How Important is the Student-Teacher Interaction? (July, 2004)
- The Role of Interactivity in Web-Based Educational Material (July, 2004)
- Using Technology to Foster a Student-Centered Classroom (July, 2002)
- Where's My Clicker? Bringing the Remote into the Classroom (August, 2003)
- Where's My Clicker? Bringing the Remote into the Classroom - Part II (February, 2004)
ELDERLY
- Designing a Touch Screen Kiosk for Older Adults: A Case Study (January, 2001)
- Designing “Senior Friendly” Websites: Do Guidelines Help? (February, 2004)
- Determining the Best Online Font for Older Adults (January, 2001)
- Exploring How the Elderly Use the Web (July, 1999)
- Can Expanding Targets Make Object Selection Easier for Older Adults? (February, 2003)
EYE-TRACKING
- Eye Gaze Patterns while Searching vs. Browsing a Website (January, 2007)
- Hotspots and Hyperlinks: Using Eye-tracking to Supplement Usability Testing (July, 2005)
- Using Eye-tracking Data to Understand First Impressions of a Website (February, 2005)
- What’s the Skinny on Weight Loss Websites? (February, 2004)
- A Comparison of Popular Online Fonts: Which is Best and When? (July, 2001)
- A Comparison of Two Computer Fonts: Serif versus Ornate Sans-Serif (August, 2003)
- Determining the Best Online Font for Older Adults (January, 2001)
- Examining the Legibility of the Letter "e" and Number "0" Using Classification Tree Analysis (July, 2007)
- Perception of Fonts: Perceived Personality Traits and Uses (February, 2006)
- So, What Size and Type of Font Should I Use on My Website? (July, 2000)
- The Effect of Typeface on the Perception of Email (January 2007)
- The Effect of Website Typeface Appropriateness on the Perception of a Company’s Ethos (July, 2007)
- The Legibility of Two New ClearType Fonts (February, 2006)
- Which Fonts Do Children Prefer To Read Online? (January, 2001)
- Do We Really Need the "Go" Button? (January, 1999)
- Comparing Data Input Methods on Handheld Computers (July, 2004)
- Data Collection in the Palm of your Hand: A Case Study (January, 2001)
- Entering Text Into Hand-Held Devices: Comparing Two Soft Keyboards (January, 2000)
- Is RSVP a Solution for Reading from Small Displays? (July, 2000)
- Reading from a Palm Pilot™ Using RSVP (January, 2002)
- Reading with RSVP on a Small Screen: Does Font Size Matter? (January, 2001)
- RSVP in Review: A Comparison of Programs for the PC and Handheld Devices (August, 2003)
- Two Years and Six Hand-held Devices Later: What I Have Learned (July, 2000)
HYPERTEXT STRUCTURE
- Breadcrumb Navigation: Further Investigation of Usage (August, 2003)
- Examining the Effects of Hypertext Shape on User Performance (July, 2002)
- A Breakdown of the Psychomotor Components of Input Device Usage (February, 2005)
- Ergonomic Mice: Comparison of Performance and Perceived Exertion (February, 2005)
- Examining First-Time Usage of the CombiMouse™ (February, 2004)
- Examining First-Time Use of the RollerMouse™ (August, 2003)
- Smooth or Textured: Does Mouse Pad Surface Impact Performance? (July, 2005)
INTERFACE DESIGN
- Designing a Touch Screen Kiosk for Older Adults: A Case Study (January, 2001)
- Determining Cognitive Predictors of User Performance within Complex Interfaces (July, 2002)
- Can Expanding Targets Make Object Selection Easier for Older Adults? (February, 2003)
- Mouse-Over vs. Point-and-Click: Which is Better? (January, 1999)
- Mouse-Over vs. Point-and-Click: It Depends! (July, 1999)
- The Effects of Line Length on Children and Adults’ Online Reading Performance (July, 2002)
- Effects of Line Length on Reading Online News (July, 2005)
LINKS
- Reading Online News: A Comparison of Three Presentation Formats (July, 2002)
- What's The Best Way to Wrap Links? (January, 1999)
- Where Should You Put the Links? A Comparison of Four Locations (July, 2001)
- Where Should You Put the Links? Comparing Embedded and Framed/Non-Framed Links (January, 2002)
- Cascading versus Indexed Menu Design (February, 2003)
- Mouse-Over vs. Point-and-Click: Which is Better? (January, 1999)
- Mouse-Over vs. Point-and-Click: It Depends! (July, 1999)
METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS
- Randomize and Test (RAT): A Program to Randomize Conditions (July, 2000)
- A Review of Morae™ for Usability Testing (January, 2007)
- A Review of Morae™ 2.0 for Usability Testing (July, 2007)
- Breadcrumb Navigation: An Exploratory Study of Usage (February, 2003)
- Breadcrumb Navigation: Further Investigation of Usage (August, 2003)
- Influence of Mere Exposure on the Usage of Breadcrumb Navigation (February, 2004)
- Using a Site Map as a Navigational Tool (January, 1999)
- Sitemap Design: Alphabetical or Categorical? (July, 1999)
PDA (PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT) / Palm Pilot™
- Comparing Data Input Methods on Handheld Computers (July, 2004)
- Data Collection in the Palm of your Hand: A Case Study (January, 2000)
- Entering Text Into Hand-Held Devices: Comparing Two Soft Keyboards (January, 2000)
- Is RSVP a Solution for Reading from Small Displays? (July, 2000)
- Reading from a Palm Pilot™ Using RSVP (January, 2002)
- Reading with RSVP on a Small Screen: Does Font Size Matter? (January, 2001)
- RSVP in Review: A Comparison of Programs for the PC and Handheld Devices (August, 2003)
- Two Years and Six Hand-held Devices Later: What I Have Learned (July, 2000)
- A Comparison of Popular Online Fonts: Which is Best and When? (July, 2001)
- A Comparison of Two Computer Fonts: Serif versus Ornate Sans-Serif (August, 2003)
- Determining the Best Online Font for Older Adults (January, 2001)
- The Effects of Line Length on Children and Adults’ Online Reading Performance (July, 2002)
- Effects of Line Length on Reading Online News (July, 2005)
- The Effect of Typeface on the Perception of Email (January 2007)
- The Impact of Paging vs. Scrolling on Reading Online Text Passages (February, 2003)
- Is Multiple-Column Online Text Better? It Depends! (July, 2005)
- Is RSVP a Solution for Reading from Small Displays? (July, 2000)
- The Legibility of Two New ClearType Fonts (February, 2006)
- Online Flipping: Examination of the Digital FlipViewer (July, 2005)
- Paper or Pixels: What Are People Reading Online? (July, 2004)
- Perception of Fonts: Perceived Personality Traits and Uses (February, 2006)
- Reading from a Palm Pilot™ Using RSVP (January, 2002)
- Reading Online News: A Comparison of Three Presentation Formats (July, 2002)
- Reading Online Text: A Comparison of Four White Space Layouts (July, 2004)
- Reading Online Text with a Bad Layout: Is Performance Worse? (February, 2005)
- Reading with RSVP on a Small Screen: Does Font Size Matter? (January, 2001)
- RSVP in Review: A Comparison of Programs for the PC and Handheld Devices (August, 2003)
- So, What Size and Type of Font Should I Use on My Website? (July, 2000)
- Which Fonts Do Children Prefer To Read Online? (January, 2001)
RSVP (RAPID SERIAL VISUAL PRESENTATION)
- Is RSVP a Solution for Reading from Small Displays? (July, 2000)
- Reading from a Palm Pilot™ Using RSVP (January, 2002)
- Reading with RSVP on a Small Screen: Does Font Size Matter? (January, 2001)
- RSVP in Review: A Comparison of Programs for the PC and Handheld Devices (August, 2003)
- Top Ten Mistakes of Shopping Cart Design (July, 2002)
- Top Ten Mistakes of Shopping Cart Design Revisited: A Survey of 500 Top E-Commerce Websites (July, 2007)
SITEMAPS
- Fortune 500 Revisited: Current Trends in Sitemap Design (July, 2002)
- Sitemap Design: Alphabetical or Categorical? (July, 1999)
- Using a Site Map as a Navigational Tool (January, 1999)
SOFT KEYBOARDS
STUDENTS
- Computer and World Wide Web Usage of WSU Undergraduates (January, 2000)
- Online Groceries & Textbooks: Is E-Shopping the Answer for Today's College Student? (July, 2001)
SURVEYS
- Designing a Touch Screen Kiosk for Older Adults: A Case Study (January, 2001)
- How Important is Visual Feedback When Using a Touch Screen? (January, 2000)
- Entering Text Into Hand-Held Devices: Comparing Two Soft Keyboards (January, 2000)
- Hotspots and Hyperlinks: Using Eye-tracking to Supplement Usability Testing (July, 2005)
- Practicing What We Preach? A Usability Evaluation of the HFES Proceedings CD-ROM (January, 2001)
- Should You Check In Your Textbooks and Check Out an eBook? (January, 2001)
- The Effects of Perceptual Grouping on Text Entry Performance (February, 2004)
- Usability of Mobile Devices in the Cockpit (February, 2004)
- Usability Analysis of a Computer-Based Avionics System (February, 2006)
- A Comparison of Popular Online Fonts: Which is Best and When? (July, 2001)
- A Comparison of Two Computer Fonts: Serif versus Ornate Sans-Serif (August, 2003)
- Aesthetics and Usability: A Look at Color and Balance (February, 2003)
- Balancing Image Quality and Speed: How to Shave Seconds off Your Download Time (July, 2001)
- Constructing User-Centered Websites: The Early Design Phases of Small to Medium Sites (January, 2000)
- Constructing User-Centered Websites: Design Implications for Content Organization (July, 2000)
- Determining the Best Online Font for Older Adults (January, 2001)
- Developing Schemas for the Location of Common Web Objects (January, 2001)
- Does Music Influence Performance on the Internet? (February, 2004)
- Do We Need the "GO" Button? (January, 1999)
- The Effects of Line Length on Children and Adults’ Online Reading Performance (July, 2002)
- The Effects of Contrast and Density on Visual Web Search (July, 2004)
- Examining the Effects of Hypertext Shape on User Performance (July, 2002)
- Examining User Expectations for the Location of Common E-Commerce Web Objects (January, 2002)
- Examining Web Design Conventions Across Site Types (February, 2003)
- The Impact of Paging vs. Scrolling on Reading Online Text Passages (February, 2003)
- Menu Design: To Adapt, or Not to Adapt? (January, 2002)
- Metaphors and Website Design: A Cross-Cultural Case Study of Tide.com Stain Detective (February, 2005)
- Paging vs. Scrolling: Looking for the Best Way to Present Search Results (January, 2002)
- Reading Online News: A Comparison of Three Presentation Formats (July, 2002)
- Reading Online Text: A Comparison of Four White Space Layouts (July, 2004)
- So, What Size and Type of Font Should I Use on My Website? (July, 2000)
- What is the Best Layout for Multiple-Column Web Pages? (July, 2001)
- What's The Best Way to Wrap Links? (January, 1999)
- Where Should You Put the Links? A Comparison of Four Locations (July, 2001)
- Where Should You Put the Links? Comparing Embedded and Framed/Non-Framed Links (January, 2002)
- Which Fonts Do Children Prefer To Read Online? (January, 2001)
- Where's the Search? Re-examining User Expectations of Web Objects (February, 2006)
WEBSITE USABILITY TESTING
- Are You in Good Hands With Allstate?: A Comparison of Three Auto-Insurance Websites (July, 2002)
- Before and After: How Can You Show Your New Website is Better? (July, 2000)
- Comparing the Usability of Three Dual Language School Websites (January, 2007)
- Evaluating the Usability of Educational Websites for Children (July, 2005)
- How Usable are the Airline Websites? (January, 1999)
- Online Groceries and Textbooks: Is E-Shopping the Answer for Today's College Student? (July, 2001)
- Online Shopping for Office Supplies: Factors Impacting User Satisfaction (July, 2002)
- Online Shopping: TV's, Toasters, and Toys! Oh My! (January, 2001)
- Planning Your Next Vacation: Orbitz, Expedia, or Travelocity? (January, 2002)
- What’s the Skinny on Weight Loss Websites? (February, 2004)
WEB USAGE PATTERNS
- Can Internet Shoppers Be Described by Personality Traits? (February, 2003)
- Can Personality Be Used to Predict How We Use the Internet? (July, 2002)
- Password Security: What Users Know and What They Actually Do (February, 2006)
- Computer and World Wide Web Usage of WSU Undergraduates (January, 2000)
- Exploring How the Elderly Use the Web (July, 1999)
- Internet Purchasing Attitudes: Does It All Come Down to Cost? (January, 2002)
- Measuring Online Experience: It's About More than Time! (August, 2003)
- Satisfaction Survey by Web or by Paper? A Case Study at a Fortune 500 Company (July, 2001)
- Searching the Web: Who Uses the Advanced Search Options? (July, 1999)
- Summer Internship @ Google, Inc.: Accessibility Experiences (January, 2007)
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