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Subject:Re: Books for Usability Studies From:Matthew Helmke <matthew -at- matthewhelmke -dot- com> To:M -dot- Vina-Baltsas -at- mindray -dot- com Date:Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:12:48 -0600
Steve Krug's two books on usability are excellent: Don't Make Me Think and
Rocket Surgery Made Easy.
On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 9:34 AM, <M -dot- Vina-Baltsas -at- mindray -dot- com> wrote:
> I'm starting a new venture at work. I'll be assisting and eventually
> writing our protocols for our user studies/user preference testing. Do any
> of you have any books you'd suggest related to this topic? If so, I'd
> appreciate hearing from you.
>
> Thanks in advance.
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