Card Sorting · Designing Usable Categories by Spencer, Donna -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

How to Use This Book

Who Should Read This Book? What’s in This Book? What Comes with the Book?

Frequently Asked Questions Foreword 1: All About Card Sorting

My First Card Sort What Is Card Sorting? Steps in a Card Sort How Card Sorting Is Used A Word of Caution Complementary User Research Techniques Timing of Card Sorts in a Project Let’s Get Sorting Chapter 1 Summary/Tips

2: All About Organizing

The Challenges of Organizing Structure: Hierarchies and Databases Classification Schemes Categories Chapter 2 Summary/Tips References

3: Defining the Need

Need to Learn Broad Ideas Need to Check You’re on Track Need to Explore an Idea in Detail Need to Compare People Justify a Recommendation Setting Goals Chapter 3 Summary/Tips

4: Choose the Method

Open or Closed Card Sort Team Versus Individual Card Sorts Manual Versus Software Chapter 4 Summary/Tips

5: Choose the Content

Locating Content Tips for Selecting Content How Much Content/How Many Cards? Working on Large Sites Chapter 5 Summary/Tips

6: Choose the People

Choosing a Facilitator Choosing the Participants Chapter 6 Summary/Tips

7: Make the Cards

Making Physical Cards Closed Card Sort: Making Category Cards Making “Cards” Using a Software Tool Chapter 7 Summary/Tips

8: Manage the Sort

Prepare for Analysis Other Supplies Before You Start: The Test Run Run the Card Sort Hand Out the Cards Observe the Sort Record the Outcomes Chapter 8 Summary/Tips

9: Use Exploratory Analysis

Goals and Exploratory Analysis Preparing for Exploratory Analysis Start the Analysis Chapter 9 Summary/Tips

10: Use Statistical Analysis

Goals and Statistical Analysis Analyzing the Data Chapter 10 Summary/Tips

11: Use What You’ve Learned

Use All Inputs Be Practical Don’t Assume Determine Categories Carefully Be Flexible Test Your IA Don’t Rely on a Technique to Do Your Thinking

12: Documentation

Bare-Bones Report Detailed Report Comprehensive Report

Acknowledgments About the Author