Bibliographies

Reading lists

  • Design and usability books
    This collection of books in a searchable database is primarily focused on software design and usability.

  • Essential design reading
    The following books cover many disciplines, from interaction and visual design to filmmaking to architecture, but all relate loosely to the various processes, ideologies, visions and practicalities of experience design.

  • HCI reading list
    This is a collection of readings various individuals have suggested as useful for people interested in HCI (originally collected as a foundation for a PhD reading list).

  • Information architecture library
    The IA Library is a selection of resources related to the field of information architecture. The collection includes articles, books, blogs, and more.

  • Readings on web credibility
    David Danielson recently wrote a chapter on web credibility for the Encyclopedia of HCI. His abstract of the article is available along with a reading list on web credibility.

  • Related readings
    A list of recommended readings about different aspects of design and engineering from Isaacs, Ellen and Walendowski, Alan, Designing From Both Sides of the Screen: How Designers and Engineers Can Collaborate to Build Cooperative Technology.

  • Suggested readings in human-computer interaction, user interface development and human factors
    This collection of recommended books for user interface developers is based on searches of The HCI Bibliography, a free-access online bibliography on Human-Computer Interaction.

  • User experience reading list
    Compiled by Christina Wasson, this reading list focuses on ethnographic perspectives on design.

Bibiographies

  • Annotated survey research bibliography
    A bibliography offering research-based answers to the effective use of questionnaires and surveys.

  • HCI bibliography
    A detailed, searchable bibliography of resources in human-computer interaction containing over 24,000 records and frequently updated.

  • Graphical interfaces to support information search: an annotated bibliography
    This bibliography is organised to provide a structured introduction to graphical interfaces to information systems. Overview articles and "classic" systems provide background on past work in this field. Systems with Demo Potential can be accessed via the Internet for additional study. Other systems of interest are included, with the more developed or unique systems listed first, and divided between 2D and 3D visualisations. Articles about user-testing or evaluating graphical interfaces are included, as are references to other existing bibliographies on this topic. Where possible, annotations include links to articles in addition to citations, the authors' abstracts and additional comments. Identifying screenshots of systems are included when available.

  • Information architect's bibliography
    A selected, annotated view of my favorite books for developing accessible and usable web sites.

  • Information design and information architecture bibliography
    A useful bibliography from InfoDesign.

  • Suggested reading for usability testing
    A bibliography of reading materials covering a range of usability and user-centred design topics, with a focus on usability testing.

  • Usability of computer security: a bibliography
    This is a collection of references relating to the usability of computer security that contains two types of papers: some are from the security literature and relate to user interfaces or the usability of security systems, while others are from the HCI literature and relate to privacy, user needs or user studies of security systems.

  • User interface design bibliography
    Compiled by Chauncey Wilson and covering material published between 1985 and 1998.

  • Web accessibility and the DDA
    A bibliography covering legislation, legal cases, papers, books and websites related to accessibility.