| Description |
xvi, 380 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm + 1 computer laser optical disk (4 3/4 in.) |
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4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Defining the Process -- Ch. 2. Learning About Your Users' Information Needs -- Ch. 3. Determining the Stages of Use -- Ch. 4. Categorizing Information Needs -- Ch. 5. Recognizing the Implications of Design Research -- Ch. 6. Structuring Your Online System -- Ch. 7. Adding Hypertext Links -- Ch. 8. Structuring Your Topics -- Ch. 9. Testing Your Design and Implementation -- Ch. 10. Choosing the Right Tools -- Ch. 11. Designing the Information Interface -- Ch. 12. Ensuring Accessibility -- Ch. 13. Providing Navigation Aids -- Ch. 14. Composing Your Topics -- Ch. 15. Writing for Readability -- Ch. 16. Adding Graphics -- Ch. 17. Moving Forward with Multimedia |
| Summary |
Standards for Online Communication gives you guidelines for how to place information online within your company. It provides both a design and development process and a set of guidelines for the Internet, intranets, and help systems for designers and authors who need to create effective electronic information. Drawing on their design and consulting experience, authors JoAnn Hackos and Dawn Stevens demonstrate how to judge what will work for your users, how to translate users' needs into a set of clear specifications, and how to implement these specifications. On the accompanying CD, you'll find a winhelp file of the book designed according to the principles taught in the book. Whether you are a webmaster, user-interface designer, content creator, or technical writer, with Standards for Online Communication you'll experience firsthand what makes online information work and why |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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System requirements: IBM PC or compatible; CD-ROM player ; Windows 95 or later |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Computer networks.
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Electronic publishing.
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Network publishing (Computer networks)
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Web publishing.
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Web sites -- Design.
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| Author |
Stevens, Dawn M.
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| LC no. |
96039029 |
| ISBN |
0471156957 (paperback: acid-free paper) |
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