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Wee Kim Wee
School of Communication and Information
31 Nanyang Link
Singapore 637718
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| Associate Professor Theng Yin Leng |
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Associate Professor |
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Associate Chair (Research) |
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Division of Information Studies
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information |
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Nanyang Technological University
31 Nanyang Link
Singapore 637718 |
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Office: Room 04-04, SCI |
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Phone: (65) 6790 5834 |
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Fax: (65) 6790 4329 |
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Homepage |
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Research
Group : User and Usability Studies |
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| Qualifications |
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PhD (Middlesex) |
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MSc (UMIST) |
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BSc (NUS) |
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| Research, Teaching and Professional Experience |
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Dr. Theng joined NTU in 2001. Between 1998-2001,
she worked at Middlesex University (London) as a Senior
Lecturer where she taught Human-Computer Interaction and
Educational Multimedia. Her research interests in human-computer
interaction and digital libraries led to the award of
two research grants from the Engineering and Physical
Science Research Council in the United Kingdom, and an
AcRF grant from NTU in 2003. |
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She is also a co-investigator and a collaborator on
a couple of collaborative research projects on geospatial
digital libraries and reusable learning objects. |
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| Areas of Specialisation |
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Human-Computer Interaction; User Interface
Design (Interactive Systems) - Culture, Ethics, Security,
Privacy and Trust |
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Digital Libraries; Hypertext & Web |
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E-Learning & Learning Objects; Education & Information
Literacy |
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Healthcare Informatics |
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| Selected Works |
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(2005). Theng, Y.L., & Foo, S. (Eds.). Design
and Usability of Digital Libraries: Case Studies in the
Asia Pacific. Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA. |
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(2005). Theng, Y.L. Designing Hypertext and the Web.
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Vol
I-V, pp. 822 - 826. Idea Publishing. |
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(2005). Theng, Y.L., Goh, D., Lim, E.P., Liu, Z.H.,
Ming, Y., Pang, L.S., Wong, B.B. Applying Scenario-Based
Design and Claims Analysis on the Design of a Digital
Library of Geography Examination Resources. Information
Processing and Management Journal, 41, 23-40. |
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(2001). Dynamic Digital Libraries for Children, with
N. Mohd-Nasir, G. Buchanan, B. Fields, H. Thimbleby and
N. Cassidy. First ACM and IEEE Joint Conference in Digital
Libraries, Ronaoke (pp. 406-15). US: Virginia. |
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(1998). Addressing Design and Usability Issues in Hypertext and on the World Wide Web by Re-examining the 'Lost in Hyperspace' Problem, with H. Thimbleby, Journal of Universal Computer Science, 4(11): 839-55. |
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| Publications |
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Faculty at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and
Information publish and present their work in many areas
of communication and information studies. The publications
and presentations range from communication law and policy,
media effects, public relations, organisational communication
and culture, advertising, gender studies to information
technology and knowledge management.
Journal/Encyclopaedia Papers
Theng, Y.L., Chan, M.Y., Khoo, A.L., and Buddharaju, R.
(in press). Case Study of a Public Digital Library: Usability
and Usefulness Issues. Accepted for Encyclopedia of Digital
Government, Idea Publishing.
Theng, Y.L. (2005). Designing Hypertext and the Web. Encyclopedia
of Information Science and Technology, Vol I-V, pp. 822
– 826. Idea Publishing.
Liu, Z.H., Lim, E.P., Theng, Y.L., Goh, D., Ng, W.K. (in
press). On Organizing and Accessing Geospacial and Georeferenced
Web Resources using the G-Portal System. Accepted by the
Information Processing and Management Journal.
Theng, Y.L., Goh, D., Lim, E.P., Liu, Z.H., Ming, Y.,
Pang, L.S., Wong, B.B. (2005). Applying Scenario-Based
Design and Claims Analysis on the Design of a Digital
Library of Geography Examination Resources. Information
Processing and Management Journal, 41, 23-40.
Goh, D., Ang, R., Theng, Y.L. and Lim, E.P. (2005). GeogDL:
A Web-based Approach to Geography Examination. Computers
and Education. 45(1), 57-73, Elsevier.
Lee, S. S., Theng, Y. L. & Goh, D. H. L. (in press).
Creative Information Seeking Part I: A conceptual framework.
Manuscript accepted for publication in ASLIB Proceedings.
Lee, S. S., Theng, Y. L. & Goh, D. H. L. (in press).
Creative Information Seeking Part II: Empirical verification.
Manuscript accepted for publication in ASLIB Proceedings.
Liu, Z.H., Yu, H., Lim, E.P., Yin, M., Goh, D., Theng,
Y.L. and Ng, W.K. (2004). A Java-Based Digital Library
Portal for Geography Education. Science of Computer Programming
(pp. 87-105), Issue 1, Vol. 53, October 2004. Elsevier.
Goh, D., Theng, Y.L., Ming, Yin, Suen, E.K. and Lim, E.
P. (2004). An Interactive Learning Environment for a Dynamic
Educational Digital Library. WEAS Transactions on Computers
(pp.756 -761), Issue 3, Vol. 3. July 2004.
Theng, Y.L. and Thimbleby, H. (1998), "Addressing
design and usability issues in hypertext and on the World
Wide Web by re-examining the ‘lost in hyperspace’
problem," Journal of Universal Computer Science,
4(11), pp. 839-855.
Theng, Y.L. and Thimbleby, H. (1998). “Practical
Authoring Tools for Web Authoring,” Interfaces,
38, Summer 1998, (pp. 8-10). British HCI Group ISSN :
1351 -119X.
Conference Papers
Wu, P. and Theng, Y.L. (in press). Weblog Archives: Achieving
the Record-ness of Web Archiving. Accepted to the 9th
International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meeting ICHIM
05 conference in Paris, France, Sept. 21-23rd, 2005.
Theng, Y.L., Kluver, R. and Wu, H.J. (in press). New Phenomenon
of the Internet Towards Self-Organized and Emergent Information:
A Case Study of the Internet in Response to the Tsunami
Disaster. Accepted to the 6th International and Interdisciplinary
Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers,
October 5 - 9, 2005, Chicago, USA.
Theng, Y.L. (in press). A Critique of Claims Analysis
as a Usability Evaluation Aid. Accepted to 11th International
Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 22-27 July 2005,
Las Vegas, USA.
Patsula, P., Detenber, B. and Theng, Y.L. (in press).
Structure Processing in Menu Navigation: An Experimental
Validation of a New Model of Human Information Processing,
Accepted to 11th International Conference on Human-Computer
Interaction, 22-27 July 2005, Las Vegas, USA.
Chang, C.H., Hedberg, J., Theng, Y.L., Lim, E.P., Teh,
T.S. and Goh, D. (in press). Evaluating G-Portal for Geography
Learning and Teaching. Accepted to JCDL2005, Digital Libraries
Cyberinfrastructure for Research and Education, June 7-11,
Denver, Colorado, USA.
Theng, Y.L. Goh, D., Yin, M. Suen, E.K. and Lim, E.P.
(2004). Design Lessons on Access Features in PAPER. 7th
International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL2004,
LNCS 3334 (pp. 594-607). Springer-Verlag.
Lee, S. S., Theng, Y. L., Goh, D. and Foo, S. (2004).
Subjective Relevance: Implications on Digital Libraries
for Experts and Novices. 7th International Conference
of Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL2004, LNCS 3334 (pp.
453-457). Springer-Verlag.
Lim, E.P., Sun, A.X., Liu, Z.H., Hedberg, J., Chew, C.H.,
The, T. S., Goh, D., Theng, Y.L. (2004). Supporting Field
Study with Personalized Project Space in a Geographical
Digital Library. 7th International Conference of Asian
Digital Libraries, ICADL2004, LNCS 3334 (pp. 553-562).
Springer-Verlag.
Goh, D., Theng, Y.L., Lee, C.K. and Choy, M. (2004). VSPad:
Harnessing Learning Styles among Mobile Learners. Presented
at E-Learn 2004 Conference, November 1-5, 2004, Washington,
DC.
Foo, S. and Theng, Y.L. (2004). A Snapshot of Digital
Library Development : The Way Forward in the Asia Pacific.
Presented at Asian Library and Information Conference
Libraries - Gateways to Information and Knowledge in the
Digital Age, November 21 - 24, 2004, Bangkok, Thailand
Majid, S., Chaudhry, S. and Theng, Y.L. (2004). Information
Literacy Initiatives in Singapore. Presented at Conference
on Information Literacy, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Library, October 4-7, 2004, Brunei.
Hedberg, J., Chang C.H., Lim, E.P, Teh, T.S., Sun, A.X.,
Goh, D.H.L., and Theng, Y.L. (2004). The role of Digital
Libraries in teaching environmental Identity through solving
Geographical problems. Presented at International Council
for Educational Media Conference 2004, Vienna.
Hedberg, J., Chang C.H., Lim, E.P, Teh, T.S., Sun, A.X.,
Goh, D.H.L., and Theng, Y.L. (2004). Defining a research
agenda for Geographical learning tasks with G-Portal Digital
Library. Presented at The International Conference on
Educational Technology 2004, National Institute of Education,
Singapore.
Chang C.H., Hedberg, J., Lim, E.P, Teh, T.S., Sun, A.X.,
Goh, D.H.L., and Theng, Y.L. (2004). The role of Digital
Libraries in teaching and learning Geography. Presented
at 2004 Southeast Asian Geographers’ conference.
Chan, M.Y., Khoo, A.L., Theng, Y.L. and Buddharaju, R.
(2004). Applying Scenario-based Design and Claims Analysis
to Evaluate Usability of the National Library Board Digital
Library. 7th International Conference on Work With Computing
Systems, WWCS 2004, June 29- July 2, 2004, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
Khoo, A.L., Chan, M.Y., Theng, Y.L. and Buddharaju, R.
(2004). Quantitative Evaluation of Effectiveness of the
National Library Board Digital Library – eLibraryHub
(2004). 7th International Conference on Work With Computing
Systems, WWCS 2004, June 29- July 2, 2004, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
Theng, Y.L. (2004). Usability Issues for University Portal
Development. 7th International Conference on Work With
Computing Systems, WWCS 2004, June 29- July 2, 2004, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
Lee, S. S., Theng, Y. L., Goh, D. H. L. and Foo, S. S.
B. (2004). Creative Information Seeking and Interface
Design. 6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Computer-Human
Interaction, APCHI 2004, June 29 - July 2 2004, Rotorua,
NZ.
Chong, S.P. and Theng, Y.L. (2004). A Study of Web-Based
Information Needs of Senior Citizens in Singapore. 8th
ERCIM Workshop “User Interface for All”, 28-29
June 2004, Vienna, Austria.
Goh, D., Theng, Y.L., Ming, Y. and Lim, E.P. (2003). PAPER
for an educational digital library. In Sembok, T. M. T.,
Zaman, H. B., Chen, H., Urs, S. R. & Myaeng, S. H.
(Eds.), The 6th International Conference on Asian Digital
Libraries, ICADL, 2003. Digital libraries: Technology
and Management of Indigenous Knowledge for Global Access
(pp. 493-504). Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
Lee, S. S., Theng, Y. L. & Goh, D. H. L. (2003). Creativity
in digital libraries and information retrieval environments.
In Sembok, T. M. T., Zaman, H. B., Chen, H., Urs, S. R.
& Myaeng, S. H. (Eds.), The 6th International Conference
on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL, 2003. Digital libraries:
Technology and Management of Indigenous Knowledge for
Global Access (pp. 398-410). Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
Melati, D., Ming, Y., Theng, Y.L., Goh, D., and Lim, E.P.
(2003), Towards a Role-Based Metadata Scheme for Educational
Digital Libraries : A Case Study in Singapore. Lecture
Notes in Computer Science: Research and Advanced Technology
for Digital Libraries : Seventh European Conference on
Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries
ECDL 2003, Koch, T. and Solvberg, I. (Eds.), pp. 41-51,
Trondheim (Norway).
Theng, Y.L. (2003). Interrogating Google Search Engine
using Claims Analysis and Web Design Heuristics. In Harris,
D., Duffy, V., Smith, M. and Stephanidis, C. (Eds.), HCI
International 2003 : Human Interface and Management of
Information Thematic Area (pp. 1141-1144), Vol. 3, London
: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Lim, E.P., Liu, Z.H., Ng, W.K., Goh, D.H.L. and Theng,
Y.L. (2003). Managing Geospatial and Georeferenced Web
Resources using G-Portal, Proceedings of the Third ACM+IEEE
Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL 2003), Demonstration
paper of G-Portal, Houston, Texas, USA , May 27-31 , 2003.
Theng, Y.L. (2002a), “Information Therapy in Digital
Libraries,” 5th International Conference on Asian
Digital Libraries, ICADL’02, pp. 452 – 464,
Springer-Verlag.
Theng, Y.L., Goh, D., Lim, E.P., Liu, Z.H., Pang, L.S.,
Wong, B.B. and Chua, L.H. (2002), “Intergenerational
Partnerships in the Design of a Digital Library of Geography
Examination Resources,” 5th International Conference
on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL’02, pp. 427 –
439, Springer-Verlag.
Theng, Y.L., Goh, D., Lee, C.K., Lim, E.P. and Liu, Z.H.
(2002), “Digital Libraries to Knowledge Portals
: Towards a Global Knowledge Portal for Secondary Schools
in Singapore,” Conference on “IT Opportunities
and Challenges in the New Millennium”, Beijing,
pp. 291 – 303.
Theng, Y. L., Mohd-Nasir, N., Buchanan, G., Fields, B.,
Thimbleby, H. and Cassidy, N. (2001), "Dynamic Digital
Libraries for Children," First ACM and IEEE Joint
Conference in Digital Libraries, Ronaoke (Virginia), pp.
406 – 415.
Theng, Y.L., Mohd Nasir, N., Thimbleby, H., Buchanan,
G., Jones, M., Bainbridge, D. and Cassidy, N. (2000),
"Children as Design Partners and Testers for a Children's
Digital Library," Lecture Notes in Computer Science:
Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries:
Fourth European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology
for Digital Libraries ECDL 2000, Borbinha, J. and Baker,
T. (Eds.), pp. 249 - 258, Lisbon (Portugal).
Theng, Y.L., Mohd-Nasir, N. and Thimbleby, H. (2000a),
"Purpose and usability of digital libraries,"
ACMDL'2000, pp. 238-239, Texas.
Theng, Y.L., Mohd-Nasir, N. and Thimbleby, H. (2000b),
"A usability tool for web evaluation applied to digital
library design," Proceedings of the 9th International
World Wide Web Conference, pp. 90-91, Amsterdam
Theng, Y.L., Mohd-Nasir, N., Thimbleby, H., Buchanan,
G. and Jones, M. (2000), "Designing a children's
digital library with and for children," ACMDL'2000,
pp. 266-267, Texas.
Theng, Y.L. (1999a), "Framework for an application
development model to build user-centred digital libraries,"
CoLIS'99, May 23 - 26, Croatia.
Theng, Y. L. (1999b), "'Lostness' and Digital Libraries,"
Proceedings of the 4th ACM Conference on Digital Libraries,
pp. 250, ACM Press.
Theng, Y. L. (1999c), "'Lost in hyperspace' revisited
and framework for building digital libraries, IEE Colloquium
on "Lost in the Web: Navigation on the Internet",
pp.1/1-1/6, 2 Nov 1999, London.
Theng, Y.L. (1999d), "Addressing the changing roles
of teachers and learners in internet-delivered materials,"
ED-Media'99, June 19 - 24, Seattle.
Theng, Y.L., Duncker, E., Mohd-Nasir, N., Buchanan, G.
& Thimbleby, H. (1999), "Design guidelines and
user-centred digital libraries," Lecture Notes in
Computer Science: Research and Advanced Technology for
Digital Libraries, Third European Conference ECDL 1999,
Abiteboul, S. and Vercoustre, A.(Eds.), pp. 167 - 183,
Springer.
Theng, Y.L. and Thimbleby, H. (1999), "Towards a
usermetric tool to improve web accessibility," WWW8,
May 11 - 14, Canada.
Buchanan, G., Marsden, G.E., Tan, T., Theng, Y.L., Thimbleby,
H., 1999, "A Stable View of the Hyperactive Web,"
Active Web conference, Stafford, U.K. January 1999.
Theng, Y.L. (1998), "Better design and development
of hypermedia materials for teaching and learning on the
Internet," Proceedings of internet-based teaching
and learning (IN-TELE)'98, pp. 231-236, Peter Lang.
Theng, Y.L., Marsden, G. and Thimbleby, H. (1998), "Towards
continuous usability evaluation of web documents,"
in May, J., Siddiqi, J. & Wilkinson, J. (editors),
HCI'98 Conference Companion, pp. 40-41, Sheffield.
Theng, Y.L. and Thimbleby, H. (1998a), HyperAT: Addressing
usability issues in web authoring , WebNet'98, Florida,
U.S.A. [Top Paper Award]
Theng, Y.L., Rigny, C., Thimbleby, H., and Jones, M. (1997),
"HyperAT: HCI and web authoring," HCI’97,
pp. 359-378, Bristol, U.K.
Theng, Y.L., Rigny, C., Thimbleby, H., and Jones, M. (1996),
"Cognitive task graphs and executable user models
for better hypertext," APCHI’96, pp. 421 —
433, Singapore.
Theng, Y.L., Thimbleby, H. and Jones, M. (1996), "‘Lost
in hyperspace’: Psychological problem or bad design?",
APCHI’96, pp. 387 — 396, Singapore.
Theng, Y.L., Rigny, C., Thimbleby, H. and Jones, M. (1996),
"Improved conceptual design for better hypertext,"
HCI’96, pp. 181 — 188, U.K.
Rigny, C., Theng, Y.L. and Thimbleby, H. (1996), "Cognitive
user models as design aids," HCI’96, pp. 139
— 149, U.K.
Theng, Y.L. (1995), "Lost in hyperspace? - A look
at 4 viable approaches," HCI’95 Adjunct Proceedings,
pp. 180-181, U.K.
Theng, Y.L., Thimbleby, H. and Jones, M. (1995), "Designer
tools for hypertext authoring," lEE Colloquium on
"The Authoring and Application of Hypermedia-Based
User Interfaces," Digest No: 95/202, U.K.
Theng, Y.L., Thimbleby, H. and Jones, M. (1995),"Reducing
information overload: A comparative study of hypertext
systems," lEE Colloquium on "Information Overload,"
Digest No: 95/223, U.K.
Book
Theng, Y.L., & Foo, S. (Eds.) (2005). Design and Usability
of Digital Libraries: Case Studies in the Asia Pacific.
Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA.
Monographs
and Book Chapters
Theng, Y.L. and Janarthanan, S. (in press). Claims Analysis
: Critique on Technique and Tool Book chapter accepted
for book “Usability Engineering: Applications and
Practices”. Taipei: Chwa (in Chinese).
Theng, Y.L., Chan, M.Y., Khoo, A.L., and Buddharaju, R.
(2005). Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluations of the
Singapore National Library’s Digital Library. In
Theng, Y.L., & Foo, S. (Eds.), Design and Usability
of Digital Libraries : Case Studies in the Asia Pacific
(pp. 334-349). Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA.
Goh, D., Theng, Y.L. and Lim, E. P. (2005). A Digital
Library for Geography Examination Resources. In Theng,
Y.L., & Foo, S. (Eds.), Design and Usability of Digital
Libraries : Case Studies in the Asia Pacific (pp. 298-312).
Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA.
Foo, S. and Theng, Y.L. (2005). A Snapshot of Digital
Library Development : The Way Forward in the Asia Pacific.
In Theng, Y.L., & Foo, S. (Eds.), Design and Usability
of Digital Libraries : Case Studies in the Asia Pacific
(pp. 351-370). Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA.
Liu, Z.H., Yin, M., Yu, H., Lim, E.P., Goh, D.H.L., Theng,
Y.L. and Ng., W.K. (2003). G-Portal: A Digital Library
Portal for Geospatial and Georeferenced Resources. D-Lib
Magazine, 9 (6), June 2003.
Theng, Y.L. (2002). Designing Hypertext and the Web with
the Heart and the Mind. In Bommel, P. (Ed.), Information
Modelling for Internet Applications (pp. 299 – 319).
Idea Group Publishing, Hersey, PA.
Others (Workshops/Talks)
Theng, Y.L. (2005). Understanding User Issues and Usability
in Digital Libraries. Conference on “Building Corporate
Digital Libraries” by Arkgroup. Nov’ 2005,
Singapore.
Theng, Y.L. (2005). Teambuilding : Fostering Cohesiveness
and Delighted Customers. Workshop for the Centre for User
Support , National Institute of Education, 11 Mar 2005,
Singapore.
Theng, Y.L. (2004). Evaluation of Digital Libraries. Workshop
at Asian Library and Information Conference Libraries
- Gateways to Information and Knowledge in the Digital
Age, November 21 - 24, 2004, Bangkok, Thailand.
Theng, Y.L. (2004). Design and Evaluation of Digital Libraries
: An Introduction. Workshop by the Library Association
of Singapore. 16-17 September 2004. Singapore.
Theng, Y.L. (2004). Design Lessons for Website Usability
: The Theory. Conference on “Designing Effective
Public Sector Website” by Arkgroup. 25-26 August
2004, Singapore.
Keith, S., Blandford, A., Fields, B. and Theng, Y.L. (2002),
“An Investigation into the Application of Claims
Analysis to Evaluate Usability of a Digital Library Interface,”
JCDL’02 Workshop on Usability of Digital Libraries,
Portland (USA).
Duncker, E., Theng, Y.L. and Mohd-Nasir, N. (1999), “Authoring
Tools and Cultural Diversity”, Proceedings of the
1st International Workshop on Internationalization of
Products and Systems (IWIPS '99), pp. 133-142. |
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