Early traces of usability as a science and as a profession

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Title: Early traces of usability as a science and as a profession
Author(s): Lindgaard, Gitte
Abstract: Shackel’s paper [Shackel, B., 1991. Usability – context, framework, definition, design and evaluation. In: Shcakel, B., Richardson, S. (Eds.), Human Factors for Informatics Usability. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK] is reviewed in an attempt to assess his contribution to the development of usability as a science and as a profession. Usability related research is first situated in the period around 1990. The contributions to usability as a science then are addressed via Professor Shackel’s definition and evaluation of usability. Finally, his contribution toward usability as a profession is acknowledged via his view of usability in the light of wider business goals.
Publication type: Journal article
Source: Interacting with Computers, Vol. 21, no. 5-6 (Dec 2009), pp. 350-352
Publication year: 2009
FOR Code(s): 1203 Design Practice and Management; 1702 Cognitive Sciences; 0806 Information Systems
Keyword(s): Design; Evaluation; Usability; User satisfaction
Publisher: Elsevier BV
ISSN: 0953-5438
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2009.03.006
Peer reviewed