Publications
Books
Alison J. Head, Design Wise: A Guide for Evaluating the Interface Design of Information Resources, Medford: NJ: Information Today, 1999.
Industry Reports
Alison J. Head, How Do Humanities and Social Science Majors Conduct Course-Related Research?
Research Report for Saint Mary's College of California (with support from research
study associates N. Silberman, S. Vital, M. Sabatte, and M. Dick), May 2007.
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to Summary of Research Report (164 KB)
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to Student Survey Data (171 KB)
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to Full Text of the Research Report (400 KB)
Alison J. Head with Shannon Staley, On-the-Job Research: How Usable Are Corporate Research Intranets? Washington D.C.: Special. Libraries Assn., 2002. Summary.
Articles
"In Appreciation of Measures that Tell Stories" by Alison J. Head, Boxes and Arrows, October 25, 2007, (3 pages).
"Beyond Google: How Do Students Conduct Academic Research?" by Alison J. Head, First Monday, August 2007, vol. 12, no. 7, (11 pages).
"Personas: Building More Usable Information Sites," by Alison J. Head, Online Magazine, vol. 26, no. 4, July 2003, pp. 14 -21.
"Why Research Intranets Fail,"(127kb PDF) by Alison J. Head, SCIP Online, Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals, Vol. 1, Issue 28, March 25, 2003.
"Information Specialists at the Intersection of Information Architecture and Usability," by Alison J. Head, Srygley Lecture, Florida State University School of Library and Information Science, November 10, 2001.
"Demystifying Intranet Design: Five Guidelines for Building Usable Sites," by Alison J. Head, Online Magazine, vol. 23, no. 6, November/December 1999, pp. 21-30. Awarded 'Article of the Year' by Online Magazine and the Gale Group.
"Web Redemption and the Promise of Usability," by Alison J. Head, Online Magazine, vol. 23, no. 6, November/December 1999, pp. 21-30. Awarded 'Article of the Year' by Online Magazine and the Gale Group.
"Web-Based Catalogs: Is their Design Language Anything to Talk About?" by Elisabeth Green and Alison J. Head, Online Magazine, vol. 22, no. 4, July/August 1998, pp. 98-105.
"By Design: Are Microsoft's Animated Interface Agents Helpful?" by Alison J. Head, Online Magazine, vol. 22, no. 1, January/February 1998, pp. 19-28.
"Managing Computers and Work: Are Organizations Informated Yet?" by Alison J. Head, Information Outlook, September 1997, pp. 24 - 30. Awarded 'Article of the Year,' by Special Libraries Assn. and H.W. Wilson Company, 1998.
"A Question of Interface Design: How Do Online Service GUIs Measure Up?" by Alison J. Head, Online Magazine, vol. 21, no. 3, May/June 1997, pp. 20-29.
Interviews
"Beyond the Firewall: Assessing Corporate Intranets," interview with Nikki Poling, Information Outlook, June 2002.
"The Intersection of Information Architecture and Usability," interview by John Rhodes with Alison J. Head, Webword.com, November 24, 2000.
Why are we in appreciation of data that tell stories to stakeholders?
Read our article in "Boxes and Arrows."
How do college students conduct research for course assignments?
Read the full report (400 KB) for our research study.
Pick up a copy of Design Wise, written by Alison J. Head. This is a book for anyone who designs, evaluates, or studies interface design.
Design Wise, June 1999.
$29.95 ($23.95 with online discount)
ISBN 0-910965-31-5