Re: Fwd: references for guidelines on writing guidelines

At 00/11/07 14:03 -0500, Wendy A Chisholm wrote:
>DanC suggested that I forward this info to you.
>--w
>
>>Henry requested that I send info re: the two books that I am using to 
>>write guidelines.  I have also ordered two more and will let you know if 
>>they are useful (Strunk and White's "Elements of Style" and Jakob 
>>Nielsen's "Designing Web Usability : The Practice of Simplicity").

Both really excellent. Strunk&White because it's so small, in particular.



>>1. Human Performance Engineering (3rd edition). Robert W. Bailey, PhD. 
>>(1996) Prentice Hall PTR (http://www.prenhall.com)
>>
>>Most relevant chapters:
>>13: Presentation Issues and User Guidance
>>14: Guidelines for Developing Documentation

Don't know this one.


>>2. Designing the User Interface (3rd edition). Ben Shneiderman (1998) 
>>Addison-Wesley (http://www.awl.com/cseng)
>>
>>Most relevant chapter:
>>2: Theories, Principles, and Guidelines

Maybe the newer versions are better. It's too much focused on examples
that Shneiderman did himself.


Regards,   Martin.

Received on Wednesday, 8 November 2000 00:31:21 UTC