The purpose of this publication is to provide you with a starting point to finding resources in Interaction.
- Reference sources
- Books
- Journals
- Journal databases
- Internet resources
- Related guides and information
Reference sources
Reference sources are a good starting point for any assignment topic, as they can help to clarify concepts and keywords, as well as provide an overview of a topic. They include dictionaries, encyclopaedias, directories, handbooks, manuals, etc.
| Title | Call number |
|---|---|
| Collin, SMH 2002, Dictionary of Multimedia, 3rd edn, Peter Collin, London. | 004.03 57 /3 |
| Lamb, AC 1991, Emerging Technologies and Instruction : Hypertext, Hypermedia, and Interactive Multimedia , Educational Technology Publications, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. | 371.3078016 5 |
| McGee, K & Matthews, C 1985, The Design of Interactive Computer Displays : A Guide to the Select Literature , Report Store, Lawrence, Kan. | 006.6 81 |
Books
This list includes many books in the QUT catalogue that are of value in the area of Interaction.
| Title | Call number |
|---|---|
| Gelernter, DH 1998, The Aesthetics of Computing, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London . | 004.01 8 |
| Heim, M 1993, The Metaphysics of Virtual Reality, Oxford University Press, New York . | 006 22 |
Hillis, K 1999, Digital Sensations: Space, Identity, and Embodiment in Virtual Reality, Electronic Mediations ; V. 1., University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis London . |
006 72 |
| Jacobson, RE 1999, Information Design, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass. | 302.2 449 |
| Laurel, B 1991, Computers as Theatre, Addison-Wesley Pub, Reading, Mass. | 004.19 9 |
| Laurel, B & Mountford, SJ 1990, The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design, Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., Reading, Mass. | 005.1 256 |
| Lévy, P 1998, Becoming Virtual: Reality in the Digital Age, Plenum Trade, New York . | 004.019 154 |
| Norman, DA & Draper, SW 1986, User Centered System Design: New Perspectives on Human-Computer Interaction, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Hillsdale, N.J. | 004.019 45 |
| Pascoe, E 1998, Virtual Reality: Beyond the Looking Glass, New Explorers., Blackbirch Press, Woodbridge, CT. | 006 59 |
| Preece, J, Rogers, Y & Sharp, H 2002, Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction, J. Wiley & Sons, New York, NY . | 004.019 166 |
| Raskin, J 2000, The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems, Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass. Harlow . | 004.019 121 |
| Scholder, A & Crandall, Jordon (eds) 2001, Interaction. Artistic Practice in the Network, Distributed Art Publishers Inc., New York. | 700.1 124 |
| Shedroff, N 1999, 'Information Interaction Design: A Unified Theory of Design', in R Jacobson (ed.), Information Design, MIT Press, Massachusetts. | 302.2 449 |
| Shneiderman, B 1993, Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer-Interaction, 2d edn, Addison Wesley Longman, Reading, Mass. | 004.6 26 /3 |
| 2002, Leonardo's Laptop: Human Needs and the New Computing Technologies, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass. London . | 004.019 137 |
| Stuart, R 1996, The Design of Virtual Environments, Mcgraw-Hill Series on Visual Technology., McGraw-Hill, New York . | 006 48 |
Journals
Journals cover articles about current developments and research in any subject area. They are not usually available for loan. To locate individual journals or articles, use the journal databases referred to below.
| Journal | Publisher |
|---|---|
| ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction | [electronic resource] ACM Digital Library |
| Cyberpsychology & behavior : the impact of the internet, multimedia and virtual reality on behavior and society | Larchmont , NY : Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., c1998- CALL NO 150 621 and online |
| International journal of human-computer interaction | Norwood , N.J : Ablex Pub. Corp, 1989- (Ablex Publishing Corp., 355 Chestnut St. , Norwood , NJ 07648 ) CALL NO 004.019 78 and online |
| International Journal of Human-Computer Studies | San Diego : Academic Press, c1994 CALL NO 620.8 55 (Gardens Point) and online |
| SIGCHI bulletin : [Special Interest Group on Computer & Human Interaction] | [electronic resource] ACM Digital Library |
| Interacting with Computers | [electronic resource] via ScienceDirect. |
Journal databases
These databases will help you find journals and journal articles about Interaction.
| Database | Description |
|---|---|
| ABI/Inform Global | For business and marketing periodicals. |
| Academic Research Library (now includes Proquest Arts) | For interdisciplinary content including all Arts areas. |
| Academic Search Elite | For cross disciplinary database indexing journals. |
| APAIS: Australian Public Affairs Information Service (via Informit) | For current journals and newspapers on Australia's social and cultural affairs. |
| Art Index | A key resource for any type of art research, listing works under artists' names with bibliographic citations. |
| Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) | For design and crafts journals from around the world. |
| Proquest Computing | For computer industry news and information, technology management and elecronic commerce. |
Internet resources
The Internet provides access to a large range of resources in the Interaction area. However, the quality of the resources varies, and as part of your research process, you will need to evaluate each web site. There are guidelines for evaluating information which can help you with the evaluation process.
| Website | Web address and Description |
|---|---|
| Artmuseum | http://www.artmuseum.net/w2vr/Teachers.html A unique hybrid publishing project that joins ArtMuseum.net with its partner in print, W.W. Norton & Co., to present an untold history of multimedia. This site is based on the book of the same name, co-edited by Randall Packer and Ken Jordan. Subheadings include Interactivity. |
| National Institute of Standard Technology (US) | http://ovrt.nist.gov/home.htm Visualization and Virtual Reality for Manufacturing |
| Human-Computer Interaction Bibliography | http://www.hcibib.org/ Searchable database providing a bibliography of resources relating to HCI including books, reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, and online publications. Highlights recommended readings in the field, and returns full bibliographic records with abstracts and links to Web pages where available. |
| Human Interface Technology Laboratory | http://www.hitl.washington.edu/ |
| Sheldon Brown's home page | http://crca.ucsd.edu/~sheldon/ Sheldon Brown is Director of the Center for Research in Computing and the Arts, University of California, San Diego at the University of California, Professor of Visual Arts and the head of New Media Arts for the California Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technologies. The site includes virtual reality artwork, sculpture "created with a variety of computer controlled processes," and video installations. Center for Research in Computing and the Arts, University of California, San Diego |
Related guides and information
For further information about using libraries and the principles of searching the Library Databases and the Internet, try Pilot. It is a series of short interactive tutorials on finding information in the library and on the Internet.
There are also other guides in citing information in AGPS, and how to find standards in your research area.