Information tasks toward a user-centered approach to information systems

The user-centered approach is central to the creation of usable information systems, services, and institutions. Information system design should derive from user research into information needs, tasks accomplished in meeting those needs, and resources used in the tasks. Information Tasks summarizes...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Allen, Bryce
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, 1996.
SeriesLibrary and information science (New York, N.Y.) ; v. 96.
Subjects
User interfaces (Computer systems)
System design.
Information storage and retrieval systems.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN0120510405
9781849508018
ISSN1876-0562 ;
DOI10.1108/S1876-0562(1996)96
Physical Description1 online resource (xiii, 306 p.).

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Bryce Allen
  • Information needs and information design / Bryce Allen
  • Expressing information needs / Bryce Allen
  • Designing systems to meet expressed information needs / Bryce Allen
  • Information tasks : interacting with information systems / Bryce Allen
  • Design details for information systems / Bryce Allen
  • An introduction to user-centered information-system design / Bryce Allen
  • Information services from the user's perspective / Bryce Allen
  • Information institutions / Bryce Allen
  • Conclusion : user-centered design and evaluation / Bryce Allen
  • Information needs / Bryce Allen.

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