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Usability Body of Knowledge: Draft Content Wiki
The Usability Body of Knowledge (BoK) project is a living reference that represents the collective knowledge of the usability profession, provides an authoritative source of reference, and defines the scope of the profession. We have an early Preview available for you to see: Usability BoK Preview. If you have general questions about the project you can also read our FAQ page.
What Do We Need Now?
See the list of Topics needing new or revised content.
Topics will eventually need all of the following:
- Short descriptions of topics:
- An introductory sentence that provides a dictionary-style definition of the term or concept.
- Several sentences of description summarizing the key points (how it works, when it is best used, standards for it, variations on the topic and differing perspectives).
- A list of references where people can learn more about it (books, articles, and web sites and links with explanations of what it is or why it is useful).
- More elaborate description about topics, based on your interest and experience
- Reviewing other people's contributions
Not yet registered?
- Learn more on the BoK Home Page
- Complete the Volunteer form to participate
Get Started Adding Knowledge
This Usability BoK Wiki is the collaborative workspace for volunteers to author and review content.
Registered volunteers, check out the following pages:
- Log in to make changes to the Usability BoK
- New to Wiki? page with tips for adding content
The Usability BoK Wiki has 7 major sections. Each section includes a table of contents with a list of suggested topics we'd like to populate. Please add topics to any section, but check first to ensure the topic doesn't already exist.
Here are the major sections:
- Methods topics: For examples, Cultural probe is a good short entry, and Card sorting is a good example of a more complete entry.
- Design topics: For examples, Breadcrumbs is a good standard design entry, while Internationalization is a good example of a more complete entry.
- Organizational topics
- Research issues
- Reading list
- Professional development
- Related fields
These links are also in the left navigation bar and can be accessed from any page.
Authors
See above for general guidance for authors. Reference the Author Style Guide as you write. This contains information on the structure of an entry and key style guidelines.
Reviewers
Reference the Reviewer Guide as you are reviewing content.
Copy Editors
Use the Copy Editing Guide for information on levels of editing, style grammar, punctuation, and the copy editing process.
Contributors
Do you want to introduce yourself to the group or see who else is participating? Add your name to the Contributors page.
Usability BoK Camps
- March 26, 2011 Ann Arbor Camp 7-2010 Tec-Ed, Ann Arbor [1]
- DC Camp 12-2010 Washington DC Chapter Meeting 11th Dec 2010
- NYC Camp 3-2010 New York City Chapter meeting 27th Mar 2010
- DC Camp 1-2010 Washington DC Chapter meeting 30th Jan 2010
Notices
Please review the Copyright information for contributors.
See also the general UPA statement of Liability and Disclaimer.
