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Are guidelines and standards for web usability comprehensive?

Nigel Bevan Lonneke Spinhof

pp. 407-419

Abstract

A previous paper compared the 110 guidelines in ISO CD 9241-151 with the 187 guidelines produced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and found that 76% of the HHS guidelines and 54% of the ISO guidelines were unique. New versions of both the original 2004 documents were issued in 2006, but 71% of the HHS guidelines and 46% of the ISO guidelines are still unique. Neither set of guidelines is easy to use for an expert review of whether a web site complies with the guidelines. A more comprehensive checklist has been developed, based on the HHS and ISO guidelines, but extended to include additional research-based guidelines on privacy and security and e-commerce. It is complemented by a handbook describing each guideline in more detail, illustrated with an example, and with an explanation of how it should be tested and when compliance can be stated.

Publication details

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Jacko Julie (2007) Human-computer interaction. Interaction design and usability: 12th international conference, hci international 2007, beijing, china, july 22-27, 2007, proceedings, part i. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 407-419

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73105-4_45

Full citation:

Bevan Nigel, Spinhof Lonneke (2007) „Are guidelines and standards for web usability comprehensive?“, In: J. Jacko (ed.), Human-computer interaction. Interaction design and usability, Dordrecht, Springer, 407–419.