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Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice (Jama & Archives ...

1 review
Gordon Guyatt, Drummond Rennie, ...

McGraw-Hill Professional, 2008

¡Cómprelo!
Puedo recomendar este libro para quienes deben leer literatura médica, para quienes necesitan comprender y manejar las herramientas que proporciona la Medicina basada en evidencias. Es un libro didáctico, balanceado, claro y escrito magistralmente. Abarca todos los tópicos principales de su especialidad y está matizado con ejemplos muy ilustrativos. Sus autores son garantía de excelencia. A no ...

User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development (Addison-Wesley Signature Series)

40 reviews
Mike Cohn

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004

Well-written, practical advice
This book is one of the better collections of how-to's and practical applications I've read on Agile user stories. It mixes in just enough of the theory to understand the importance and distinctions of epics, stories, tasks, and spikes without overly focusing on them. Then, it uses real-world examples in common language to walk you through some of the messier implementations of Agile, and ...

The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web (VOICES)

37 reviews
Jesse James Garrett

New Riders Press, 2002

The Elements of User Experience
It is for my Information Design class. I haven't used it yet, but it arrived on time and in good condition.

SharePoint 2007 User's Guide: Learning Microsoft's Collaboration and Productivity Platform

15 reviews
Seth Bates, Tony Smith

Apress, 2007

Excellent book for various skill-level users.
This book is easy to use both as a learning tool and a reference tool. The many examples provided give good background on the context of the desired function, and explicit, step-by-step instructions. The book has lots of "usage" suggestions.

The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle
Stephen Windwalker

Harvard Perspectives Press - hppress.blogspot.cm, 2008

Stephen Windwalker's latest book is the premier Kindle user's guide, packed with all the information you need to make a decision about whether to buy a Kindle and to get the most out of your Kindle when it arrives. With over 26,000 copies sold, this book came out of nowhere to climb to the top of the Amazon Sales Rankings. 50,000 words, 160 "print" pages, and written in a clear, easy-to-understand format aimed at the serious readers who comprise ...

Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research

11 reviews
Mike Kuniavsky

Morgan Kaufmann, 2003

Must have for user experience professionals!
I'm always recommending this book to my colleagues. This is not a book that is meant to be read cover to cover. It's more of a desk top reference for all kinds of user research techniques. I've found it to be very comprehensive. Buy it, you won't regret it!

Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction (4th Edition)

13 reviews
Ben Shneiderman, Catherine Plaisant

Addison Wesley, 2004

The seminal HCI book
No other book in the field of HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) is as broad, has so many useful guidelines and is a better bibliography as Shneiderman DTUI (Designing the User Interface). DTUI will *not* give you in-depth knowledge of every aspect of HCI, because that's an impossible task for a single book. Instead, DTUI focuses on giving you an overview and understanding of central HCI ...

Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design (Interactive Technologies)

9 reviews
Bill Buxton

Morgan Kaufmann, 2007

But one can sketch in code too
This is a compelling book. It manages to blend business, organizational and design thinking on the user experience. In doing this, Bill Buxton makes the case for (i) the centrality of design in driving business value and (ii) the importance of investing in the design process. The importance of exploration and play in design is called out, and the role of making multiple light, inexpensive ...

A User's Guide to the Brain: Perception, Attention, and the Four Theaters of the Brain

38 reviews
John J. Ratey

Vintage, 2002

Use your brain - change your life
This book is insightful, very readable and inspirational. Understand the working of your brain and live life to the fullest.

A Guide to Computer User Support for Help Desk and Support Specialists, Third Edition

1 review
Fred Beisse

Course Technology, 2004

well-written
Excellent book. Good for anyone's collections. Helpful in help desk support. Well-written book. Good examples and cases.

Understanding Your Users: A Practical Guide to User Requirements Methods, Tools, and Techniques (Interactive ...

5 reviews
Catherine Courage, Kathy Baxter

Morgan Kaufmann, 2004

Unflinchingly practical tour de force of usability...
Baxter and Courage provide a rich, accessible toolbox of diverse yet interrelated usability methods that will enable a designer (UI, UE, IA, etc.) to understand user goals, values, and purposes. As a design professional without a human factors background I find this incredibly useful at the office! A handy reference guide with case studies and sample projects, there is also an undercurrent of ...

A User's Guide to Engineering (ESource Series)
James N. Jensen

Prentice Hall, 2005

With an informal and engaging writing style, A User’s Guide to Engineering is an exploration of the world of engineering for future and current engineers. An important feature of this guide is the collection of engineering case studies which present stories of engineers faced with challenges that can be solved by applying the fundamental ideas presented in the book.

Measuring the User Experience: Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics (Interactive ...

4 reviews
Thomas Tullis, William Albert

Morgan Kaufmann, 2008

a "must have" for usability practitioners
Evaluation is near and dear to my heart and this book is straight forward, easy to read and gets right to the point. It is pragmatic and practical -- exactly the kind of book practitioners need. But it is also nice for those of us that think of ourselves as applied researchers too. It not only talks about various measurements -- how to take them, how to present them, when to use them and ...

Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide

16 reviews
Lois Tyson

Routledge, 2006

Buy This One
I teach an undergraduate course in critical theory. Tyson's is the single most useful introduction to that subject that I have encountered -- and I've looked at many, many introductions to theory. Tyson's book is clear and practical, setting forth the principles of each critical theory and then applying those principles in analyzing F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, "The Great Gatsby." If I could, I ...

Aleks Users Guide

5 reviews

McGraw-Hill Companies, 2002

It is what it is.
Purchasing a new version of Aleks rather than looking for a deal on eBay is the way to go. The code is only good for a semester, so if you get a used one, it won't work.

README FIRST for a User's Guide to Qualitative Methods

3 reviews
Lyn Richards, Janice M. Morse

Sage Publications, Inc, 2006

One of the best!
This is one of the best qualitative textbook that I've ever read. (And I read extensively.) It's easy to read. The writing style is concise and unpretensious. Unlike other bulky research method textbooks, it contains less than 300 pages. I use it as a portable book on the go. The title may lead people to think that it is for beginners who haven't undertaken their studies. At one point, this ...

The English Language: A User's Guide
Jack Lynch

Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Company, 2008

Updated and expanded from one of the most popular grammar sites on the web, this book provides a modern guide to English usage for the 21st century. With topics arranged alphabetically and written in an enjoyable and readable tone, The English Language: A User s Guide will help students and writers understand the nature of the language, explaining the why of the rules as well as what constitutes good grammar and style. Going beyond the ...

Unified Modeling Language User Guide, The (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series)

81 reviews
Grady Booch, James Rumbaugh, ...

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2005

Sorry, I am not using UML directlly. I am using tools which supports UML.
When I am using tools supported UML, I often search key concept with this book. Because this book is an user guide. I made some sequence charts, so I use some functions of UML. I can not understand which architecture is good or not. I think there are little idea about that.

Library 2.0 and Beyond: Innovative Technologies and Tomorrow's User

2 reviews

Libraries Unlimited, 2007

Confronting the challenges of the modern century's technological advances.
Library 2.0 and Beyond: Innovative Technologies and Tomorrow's User is an anthology of essays by learned authors concerning the impact of the latest information-sharing media on modern libraries and their patrons. Topics discussed include blogs and wikis, social networking and tagging technologies, podcasting, gaming, digital storytelling, virtual reality libraries, and much more. "As players ...

The Essential Guide to User Interface Design: An Introduction to GUI Design Principles and Techniques

3 reviews
Wilbert O. Galitz

Wiley, 2007

Useful to understand the why
Mr. Galitz's reasons for using design standards and the detailed consequences of poor design are backed up by reasearch. He gives specific recommendations for standards such as typefaces, point size, label and caption styles, etc. He explains and uses a good shorthand throughout the book for items as "signal" versus "noise." This is handy to quickly distinguish between things that are ...

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