Resources: About Usability

How Do I Get Started with Usability?

If you are just learning about usability, this site includes some good resources - and links to many others - on usability, whether you like learning by reading, listening or in discussion with others. Some places to start are:

• "Usability Basics" on Usability.gov, the web site from the National Cancer Institute includes an excellent introduction to the field.
• The annual UXPA conference, held each summer, includes some of the best training courses available.
• The STC Usability SIG's "Top Ten" most recommended books is a good place to start building your bookshelf.
• Meetings at a local UXPA chapter is a good way to meet usability professionals in your area.

But if you have already done some reading and are wondering how to take the first steps, here are some articles written by others who have shared their experiences.

• Getting Started with Usability by David Dick
  How a technical communicator introduced usability to his department.