Usability and Internationalization of Information Technology (Human Factors/Ergonomics Series) (Volume in the Human Factors/Ergonomics Series) (Paperback)

by Nuray Aykin (Editor)
Key Phrases: usability engineering program, project usability engineer, use context analysis, United States, New York, Retrieved January (more...)

Editorial Reviews

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This book is concerned (in a commercial context) with how globalization will affect web-based technology. Readers involved with web sites need to buy this book!
—British Journal of Educational Technology

This is a wide-ranging book, attempting to bring internationalization and usability closer together in a meaningful way through the medium of 'culture'.

—Multilingual Computing & Technology

Nuray Aykin has put together an anthology of articles on these issues. The 11 articles in Usability and Internationalization of Information Technology range from theory to research to very practical advise. The advantage of such an anthology is that you can choose what is most useful to you at any given moment and come back again and again to delve deeper as your interests grow or change.
—Technical Communication

This book is concerned (in a commercial context) with how globalization will affect web-based technology. Readers involved with web sites need to buy this book!
—British Journal of Educational Technology

This is a wide-ranging book, attempting to bring internationalization and usability closer together in a meaningful way through the medium of culture.

—Multilingual Computing & Technology

Nuray Aykin has put together an anthology of articles on these issues. The 11 articles in Usability and Internationalization of Information Technology range from theory to research to very practical advise. The advantage of such an anthology is that you can choose what is most useful to you at any given moment and come back again and again to delve deeper as your interests grow or change.
—Technical Communication

Product Description
Today, more and more Web sites are providing content in multiple languages for targeted countries, and more and more products are being designed for cultural differences in mind. However, the concept of cross-cultural design has not yet become a strong force in the practitioners' and educators' agenda. This book looks at techniques, software, tools, the current state of the art, and future directions that one needs to understand for a successful application of cross-cultural interface design.

Usability and Internationalization of Information Technology provides a bridge between theoretical foundations and practical examples, as well as guidelines for designing information technology for different cultures, languages, and locales. Written by some of the foremost practitioners from the United States, Europe, and Asia, the book is organized into three sections. It begins with a general introduction to the topic and discusses cultural considerations. Part II focuses on some aspects of design, cost justification and international usability evaluations. Part III covers three case studies on international user interface design. An appendix is included at the end of the book, providing a list of books and magazines published in the area of internationalization in the user interface design, project management, software design and development fields, as well as valuable resources, the leading journals, and the non-profit organizations that deal with internationalization.

Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (August 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805844791
• ISBN-13: 978-0805844795
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #762,484 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Job, June 7, 2007

By	Ben Fhala (NYC,NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

not intended for people that don't want to go very deep in to the topic from many directions. if your not that type of reader then its a hard read but if you are then this is probably on of the better books out in the market in the subject. so if you interested in taking you're site to the next level and support or at least know about the options , this is a great start point.

4 and not 5 only because it was a hard read for me, although probably the only good book in the topic out but still is a hard read.