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Global mapping of usability labs and centers

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CHI EA '09: CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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This paper will highlight the global spread of usability expertise by presenting data on the location of usability testing centers and laboratories around the world. The possibilities for future expansion of the database and global networking of usability expertise and knowledge will be discussed.

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https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1803-9.ch014
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Global mapping of usability labs and centers
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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CHI EA '09: CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

April 2009

2470 pages

ISBN:9781605582474

DOI:10.1145/1520340

General Chair:
Dan R. Olsen
Brigham Young University
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Program Chairs:
Ken Hinckley
Microsoft Research
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Meredith Ringel Morris
Microsoft Research
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Scott Hudson
Carnegie Mellon University
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Saul Greenberg
University of Calgary

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Douglas I(2012)Medical Critiquing SystemsMedical Applications of Intelligent Data Analysis10.4018/978-1-4666-1803-9.ch014(209-222)Online publication date: 2012
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1803-9.ch014
Hertzum MClemmensen T(2012)How do usability professionals construe usability?International Journal of Human-Computer Studies10.1016/j.ijhcs.2011.08.00170:1(26-42)Online publication date: 1-Jan-2012
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2011.08.001
Best MSmyth T(2011)Global/Local Usability: Locally Contextualized Usability in the Global SouthGlobal Usability10.1007/978-0-85729-304-6_2(9-22)Online publication date: 4-Feb-2011
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-304-6_2

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