Recently Added Resources

Below is a list of the 10 most recently added resources to the library.

Blogs, Columns and Journals

Communication Design Quarterly
Subject: Interface Design, Writing for the Web
Language: English
Abstract: SIGDOC provides a forum on documentation and user support for computer products and systems. The SIG studies and publishes processes, methods, and technologies for communicating information using printed and online text, hypermedia, and multimedia. Members include technical communication professionals, educators, researches, web designers, system designers, developers, usability specialists, and managers responsible for producing or supervising the creation of documentation, online help systems, websites and user interfaces. Benefits include discounts at the intimate SIGDOC conference, a high quality website with broad professional contacts, a respected quarterly publication, a membership directory, and free access to SIGDOC conference proceedings on the ACM Portal to Computing Literature. Membership also includes a subscription to the ACM Journal of Computer Documentation.

Journal of Usability Studies
Subject: Human Computer Interaction, User Centered Design, User Testing
Language: English
Abstract: The Journal of Usability Studies (JUS) is a peer-reviewed, international, online publication dedicated to promoting and enhancing the practice, research, and education of user experience design and evaluation. The journal aims to provide usability practitioners and researchers with a forum to share:

  • Empirical findings and case studies
  • Emerging methods and tools from within the user experience profession and from related disciplines, such as market research and technical communications
  • Reports of good practices in user experience
  • Approaches and case studies in usability education and training

The Indexer: The International Journal of Indexing
Subject: Indexing
Language: English
Abstract: The Indexer appears four times a year, in March, June, September and December. Subscriptions for individuals include a print copy plus on-line access to latest issues. Earlier issues are being made freely accessible on the website as copyright issues are resolved. Institutions may choose from on-line access, paper copies or both.

UX Matters
Subject: Experience Design
Language: English
Abstract: Founded by Pabini Gabriel-Petit in 2005, UXmatters provides insights and inspiration to both professionals working in all aspects of user experience (UX)—at every stage in their career—and students who are just beginning their journey in user experience. UXmatters offers a platform where our authors—who include many of the leading experts in user experience—can teach UX best practices to developing UX professionals and influence the future direction of the UX community. The information needs of the UX community are diverse, and UXmatters endeavors to satisfy them. Our articles provide comprehensive coverage of important UX topics, ranging from focused, practical, actionable advice and best practices; to concise overviews of broader topics; to deep thought pieces that explore strategic aspects of user experience. Many of our authors are UX thought leaders who write about innovative ideas that are important to the advancement of the UX industry as a whole.

Understanding Digital Humanities
by David M. Berry (3/13/2013)
Subject: Digital Libraries, Library & Information Science
Language: English
Abstract: The application of new computational techniques and visualisation technologies in the Arts and Humanities are resulting in fresh approaches and methodologies for the study of new and traditional corpora. This computational turn takes the methods and techniques from computer science to create innovative means of close and distant reading. This book discusses the implications and applications of Digital Humanities and the questions raised when using algorithmic techniques. Key researchers in the field provide a comprehensive introduction to important debates surrounding issues such as the contrast between narrative versus database, pattern-matching versus hermeneutics, and the statistical paradigm versus the data mining paradigm. Also discussed are the new forms of collaboration within the Arts and Humanities that are raised through modular research teams and new organisational structures, as well as techniques for collaborating in an interdisciplinary way.

User Experience Magazine
Subject: Experience Design, Interaction Design, Visual Design
Language: English
Abstract: UX - User Experience is a magazine by and about usability professionals, featuring significant and unique articles dealing with the broad field of usability and the user experience. UX - User Experience offers an editorial balance among strategy, management issues, philosophy, methodology and practice.

Books

Intersection: How Enterprise Design Bridges the Gap Between Business, Technology and People
by Milan Guenther (2013)
Subject: Business Strategy, Information Architecture - Practices
Language: English
Abstract: In Intersection, Milan Guenther introduces a Strategic Design approach that aligns the overarching efforts of Branding, Enterprise Architecture and Experience Design on common course to shape the enterprises of tomorrow. This book gives designers, entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders a holistic model and a comprehensive vocabulary to tackle such challenges.
Note: Guenther, M. (2013) Intersection: How enterprise design bridges the gap between business, technology and people. Waltham, MA: Morgan Kaufmann.

Organizations, Conferences and Mailing Lists

World IA Day 2013 (2/9/2013)
Subject: Information Architecture - General
Language: English
Abstract:

We have compiled a list of some of the presentations from World IA Day 2013, which we are currently adding to the IA Library. Proceedings from Reframing IA, our April 3 roundtable workshop from the IA Summit are being prepared. We will announce the publication when it is available.

WIAD Ann Arbor
Chris Farnum and Faris Kahn - UXD vs Analytics Slides
Peter Morville - The Architecture of Understanding Slides Storify writeup
Daniel Eizans - Designing for Distributed Content Models Slides
Morning Sessions Video Afternoon Sessions Video

WIAD Bristol
Andrea Resmini - Ghost in the Machine - Architectures of Cyberspace Video Slides
Leisa Reichelt - Prototyping Information Architecture Video Slides Video Slides
M. Dade-Robertson - Sentient Architectures of Information Video Slides

WIAD Budapest
Fábián Csongor - Information Architecture for Soundhead.hu Video Slides
Varga Csaba - Kártyarendezés a gyakorlatban - esettanulmányok Video Slides
Zsuzsanna Kovács - WIAD Storyboarding Workshop Video Slides
Herendy Csila - Mentális és fogalmi modellek Video Slides
Dömsödi Balazc - Új Hirdetésfeladás az Ingatlan.comon Video Slides
Kollin Zoltán - Buiding Scida Video Slides
Katona Zsuzsa - Deep in Data Video Slides Rung András - Irányított keresés gondok és megoldások Video Slides
Socialtimes.hu World IA Day Budapest Article
User Experience Meetup – Storyboarding, kártyarendezés, keresések Article
Users First - WIAD 13 Article World IA Day Budapest Timelapse Video
WIAD Budapest Photos

WIAD LA
Aaron Irizarry - Communicating IA Video Slides
David Fiorito – Thinking Navigation Video Slides
Greg Nudelman (remote) - Designing Mobile Magic Moments Video
Chris Chandler & Lynn Boyden - Other people’s problems Video
Eric Reiss – Plenary Video Slides

WIAD New York Dan Klyn - Where Did “The Architecture Part” of IA Come From? Slides
Christina Wodtke - Putting the Architecture Back Into Information Slides
Rick Smolan - How Data Becomes Information Video (video from his keynote at Strata + Hadoop World in October 2012 – this is the same presentation he gave at World IA Day) Noreen Whysel - The Information Architecture of City Data Slides
Clark Holmes - Bloomberg Open Symbology Slides
Rhonda Ranney - Instructional Designer Influenced by Information Architecture Slides
Bruce Esrig - Design for Wellness Slides

Amanda Lyons provided Sketchnotes for WIADNYC. View Amanda’s sketchnotes and audience tweets at Storify. Full sketch notes are available at Amanda’s Slides
Masaya Mori - Data Utilization toward Big Data's Edge: the Two Faces of Technology Singularity Slides
Makoto Okamoto - Organizing Information: Yahoo! Answers Slides
Takashi Iba - Spontaneous Order with Pattern Languages Slides Presentation Patterns



Tools

IA Toolbox
Subject: Information Architecture - General, Information Architecture - Practices
Language: English
Abstract: A set of information architecture tools and templates including basic concepts, analysis, user exploration and documentation.

Web Sites and Resources

USAID Graphic Standards Manual (1/2005)
Subject: Branding, Graphic Design
Language: English
Abstract: This is the Graphic Standards Manual for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). It sets the standard for the design of all USAID public communications, including branding and graphics. The graphics standards highlight how to make an emotional impact with images, local color meanings and tips on incorrect image usage when addressing an international or local audience.



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