Assessing the useability of technical manuals [electronic resource] : a successful case history.

The Software Documentation Group of the Computer Science and Services Division of Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL) conducted a computer documentation user study in 1978. The study was designed to assess the useability of LASL computer documentation. This paper describes the study, reviews the...

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Corporate Author: Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (Researcher)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Los Alamos, N.M. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy, 1979.
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Summary:The Software Documentation Group of the Computer Science and Services Division of Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL) conducted a computer documentation user study in 1978. The study was designed to assess the useability of LASL computer documentation. This paper describes the study, reviews the results, and discusses the study's implications for document development. The study itself provides a valuable model that is readily adaptable by anyone interested in assessing document useability. It was done in a short time, at reasonable cost, with substantial payoff in information and improved technical communication.
Item Description:Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1979.
"la-ur-79-415"
" conf-790509-1"
26. international technical communication conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 16 May 1979.
Johnson, L.M.; Robbins, J.C.
Physical Description:Pages: 7 : digital, PDF file.