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This is just a short list of the basics currently, if you have additions please send an email to hey@heyheyia.com. Don't Make Me Think :: Steve Krug dontmakemethink.com A common sense approach to Web usability. A great book for the client to read at the start of a project. Geared towards the non-IA, but loaded with clear, practical and usable advice. HEY HEY RATING:
 Practical Information Architecture :: Eric L. Reiss amazon.com This book describes information architecture within the overall project framework. Not a book for the experienced IA, but a general overview book for other team members or individuals who perform several roles. HEY HEY RATING:
 Designing Web Usability :: Jakob Nielsen www.useit.com/jakob/webusability/ Jakob delivers direction on what works, what doesn't, and why. A must-read for any IA. HEY HEY RATING:
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web :: O'Reilly www.oreilly.com/catalog/infotecture/ Learn how to merge aesthetics and mechanics to design web sites that "work." This book shows how to apply principles of architecture and library science to design cohesive web sites and intranets that are easy to use, manage, and expand. HEY HEY RATING:
 Web Navigation Designing the User Experience :: O'Reilly www.oreilly.com/catalog/navigation/ This book takes the first in-depth look at designing Web site navigation using design strategies that help you uncover solutions that work for your site and audience. It focuses on designing by purpose, with chapters on entertainment, shopping, identity, learning, information, and community sites. HEY HEY RATING:
Web Site Usability Handbook :: Mark Pearrow amazon.com The book explores the growing field of Web usability, with equal emphasis on theory and practicality, and focuses primarily on measuring usability accurately and applying it to formal and informal testing. The concept of a usability toolbox--a collection of tools and techniques--is presented, along with sound reasoning for the use of each component. The tools vary from index-card sorting to heuristic evaluation to focus groups. There is some fascinating material also about the human factors of usability, such as the mechanics of vision and the idiosyncrasies of human memory. HEY HEY RATING:
Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines developer.apple.com This is available online in PDF format for free. Though it was written in 1993, and is of course Mac-centric, it covers many relevant fundamental GUI issues in detail, including issues in authoring Web-based applications. HEY HEY RATING:
User and Task Analysis for Interface Design :: JoAnn Hackos, Janice Redish amazon.com Task analysis is an important aspect of user interface design, insuring that the end product is usable and practical. Written by task analysis experts, this book is the first book that provides full-length coverage of task analysis. It covers in detail every step of the task analysis process, and discusses the methodologies behind it. HEY HEY RATING:
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