Online Communities

Designing Usability and Supporting Sociability

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

The purpose of the book is to set up a framework for discussions on social and technical issues of online communities. Designing usability and supporting sociability lays a solid foundation on which online communities can grow and thrive. Intended for both students and computer professionals, the book addresses the development of new online communities as well as the improvement of existing ones. It is divided into two parts - Getting Acquainted with Online Communities and Developing Online Communities - along with a preface and a concluding chapter which explores the future of online communities. For sample chapters and other resources, please check out the web site for the book at: http://www.clis.umd.edu/people/preece/

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-08-11
Mått:190 x 237 x 25 mm
Vikt:794 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:480
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780471805991

Utforska kategorier

Digital livsstil och datorspel inom Data och IT

Mer om författaren

Jenny Preece is Professor and Chair of Information Systems at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, where she teaches online communities and human-computer interaction. Prior to coming to the USA she chaired the first distance education course at the Open University in the UK. She has authored a leading text on Human-Computer Interaction and numerous other publications.

Recensioner i media

"provides a good balance between theory and practise" (Software Focus, December 2001) "I like the slightly zany drawings" "People will say I wish I'd had this book before now"." (Computer & Education, No. 36, 2001)"…an excellent book…my best recommendations…" (Jnl of Computing and Information Technology, March 2003)

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword. Preface. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH ONLINE COMMUNITIES. Introduction. Community Tours. Sociability: Purpose, People, and Policies. Usability: Tasks, Users, and Software. Research Speaks to Practice: Interpersonal Communication. Research Speaks to Practice: Groups. DEVELOPING ONLINE COMMUNITIES. Community-Centered Development. Selecting Software. Guidelines: Sociability and Usability. Assessing Needs and Evaluating Communities. Development Case Studies. Looking to the Future. References. Index.