Find Articles
The researchers who publish their findings around usability are mainly in computer science and business. But since you are concerned with students, you could focus on education sources.
Education
-
Education Databases: Education Research Complete & ERIC (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowSimultaneous search option for the two most comprehensive education databases.
-
Inside Higher EdOnline news/opinion publication focused on higher education issues. Aimed at faculty/staff, not students, but you may find interesting perspectives on using eTextbooks, etc.
-
Chronicle of Higher Education - 1990-presWeekly newspaper for higher education. Articles are in Academic Search Ultimate, but if you want to just search this one source, go here. There is a 30-day embargo for the full article, so won't be able to read the last month's stories.
Computer Science
-
ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Digital Library This link opens in a new windowAccess to journal articles, conference papers, and even videos from conferences. Be specific in your terminology!
-
IEEE Xplore (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) This link opens in a new windowFocuses on IEEE publications and conferences, so doesn't have the breadth of ACM. From my perspective, the results are more technical than in ACM.
All Subjects
-
Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowCovers all subjects, so good place to start. And if all the best articles are from an education perspective, or business perspective, then you can go to the most relevant database.
-
EWU Library Catalog This link opens in a new windowThe Library Catalog has records for millions of articles. The default is to only show articles that we should have full text. It appears to be searching the full text of the article behind the scenes, so you can use very specific keywords.
Find Books
Finding Books
Relevant books on user design and usability testing are in many different places in the library, and we have many eBooks. Some key terms to try are:
- "usability test*"
- "user interfaces"
- "human-computer interaction"
- "consumer behavior" technology
-
EWU Library Catalog This link opens in a new windowSearch for books, videos, articles and more at EWU Libraries, Summit Libraries and beyond. While not required, if you want the full functionality (save or request items, etc.), please sign in with your NetID.