Online Communities
Designing Usability and Supporting Sociability
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The purpose of the book is to set up a framework for discussions on social and technical issues of online communities. Designing usability and supporting sociability lays a solid foundation on which online communities can grow and thrive. Intended for both students and computer professionals, the book addresses the development of new online communities as well as the improvement of existing ones. It is divided into two parts - Getting Acquainted with Online Communities and Developing Online Communities - along with a preface and a concluding chapter which explores the future of online communities. For sample chapters and other resources, please check out the web site for the book at:
http://www.clis.umd.edu/people/preece/
"provides a good balance between theory and practise" (Software Focus, December 2001)
"I like the slightly zany drawings" "People will say I wish I'd had this book before now"." (Computer & Education, No. 36, 2001)
"…an excellent book…my best recommendations…" (Jnl of Computing and Information Technology, March 2003)
ISBN: 9780471805991
Dimensions: 237mm x 190mm x 25mm
Weight: 794g
480 pages