Performance-Centered Usability Evaluation

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(1994),<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471018775/innovationinperf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0"><U> </U></A><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471018775/innovationinperf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0"><U>Usability Inspection Methods</U></A>, New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.</div> <div> ____________, (1999),<B> </B><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/156205810X/innovationinperf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1"><U>Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity</U></A>, Indianapolis, IN: New Riders Publishing</div> </td> </tr></table></body>