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Managing IT/Community Partnerships in the 21st Century

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IGI Global, 2002

A Must for Community Practitioners and Univ. Researchers!
In their efforts to effect positive local change, universities have long been directly involved in shaping the community agendas of their local milieu. The same is now becoming true as it relates to improving the local technology landscape. Universities are natural partners in community development efforts given the human, intellectual and financial resources they can bring to bear on problems. ...

Universal Usability: Designing Computer Interfaces for Diverse User Populations

Wiley, 2007

Universal Usability is the concept of designing computer interfaces that are easy for all users to utilize. It is a concept which many decry as elusive, impossible, or impractical, but this book, which addresses usability issues for a number of diverse user groups, proves that there is no problem in interface design that cannot be solved, or at least improved upon. Individuals with cognitive, motor, and perceptual impairments, as well as older, ...

User-Centered Web Development
Jonathan Lazar

Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2000

When a technology such as the Web is first introduced, the primary concern is making sure that the technology works. As we become more experienced with designing web sites, the problem no longer remains the technical infrastructure but rather becomes how we can make a web site that is easy to use and meets the needs of the user. As a result, many web sites are being designed utilizing a user-centered development process. User-Centered Web ...

Understanding Web Credibility: A Synthesis of the Research Literature (Foundations and Trends(R) in ...
Jonathan Lazar, Gabriele Meiselwitz, ...

Now Publishers Inc, 2007

As more of our communication, commerce, and personal data goes online, credibility becomes an increasingly important issue. How do we determine if our e-commerce sites, our healthcare sites, or our online communication partners are credible? Understanding Web Credibility: A Synthesis of the Research Literature focuses on the issues related to web credibility. It starts by examining the cognitive foundations of credibility. Other sections ...