Usability News is a free web newsletter that is produced by the Software Usability Research Laboratory (SURL) at Wichita State University. The SURL team specializes in software/website user interface design, usability testing, and research in human-computer interaction.
Barbara S. Chaparro, Editor

Inside this Issue:

Latest Findings - Devices

• Data Collection in the Palm of your Hand: A Case Study
  by K. Spain & C. Phipps
• Entering Text into Hand-Held Devices: Comparing Two Soft Keyboards
  by M. Bohan
• E-books: Are We Going Paperless?
  by P. Selvidge & C. Phillips
• How Important is Visual Feedback When Using a Touchscreen?
  by M. Deron

Latest Finding - Web Usage/Communication

• Computer and World Wide Web Usage of WSU Undergraduates
  by B. Chaparro, M. Bernard, P. Moseley, & B. Bartelloni
• Finding Information on the Web: Does Whitespace Matter?
  by M. Bernard, B. Chaparro, & R. Thomasson
• Does Computer-Mediated Collaboration Really Improve Group Communication? Our General Findings
  by M. Bernard, T. Chuang, & S. Ali

Design Techniques

• Constructing User-Centered Websites: The Early Design Phases of Small to Medium Sites
  by M. Bernard