Designing Web Usability

Designing Web Usability

Usability guru Nielsen maintains his position at the top of the heap with this book. He explains his beliefs crisply and efficiently, with lots of screen shots. He recognizes the arguments of his critics, and usually responds to them. In many cases, Nielsen not only criticizes techniques used in real pages, but also explains how they could have been done better at minimal effort and without greatly compromising the overall design. I recommend this book as a must-have for Web designers, builders and content producers.

PHP Developer's Cookbook

PHP Developer's Cookbook

This task-based reference shows clear solutions to common problems, with complete code and good explanations.

HTML & XHTML

HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide

A good, solid, complete reference book from O'Reilly.

Information Ecology

Information Ecology

This is an important book. As the cover blurb says, "Davenport makes explicit what many managers already know in their gut: that useful information flow depends on people, not equipment."

After a brief examination of "information incompetence," Davenport lays out a detailed explanation of how we can improve the flow and usefulness of information. It's a non-technical and very readable book. Get it now!

Web Navigation

Web Navigation

Designing the User Experience
Jennifer Fleming

Thefirst half of this book suggests goals and processes for developing workable navigation schemes. This includes Ten Qualities of Successful Navigation, Designing for Users, Site Architecture, Interface and Interaction Design, and Looking at Process.

The second half focuses on designing by purpose, with chapters on entertainment, shopping, identity, learning, information and community sites.

There is supporting material in the CD-ROM that comes with the book.

Information Architecture for the World Wide Web

Information Architecture for the World Wide Web

This thought-provoking book introduces you to the emerging field of information architecture. It will help you design effective site hierarchies, navigation systems and searching systems. It also explains the process of developing an information architecture. Don't expect easy answers, but this book does tell you how it all works.

Collaborative Web Development

Collaborative Web Development

This excellent book covers project management, team skills and responsibilities, planning and process development, communication issues, client issues, large-scale sites, quality assurance, technological change, team evolution and more. There are also some useful case studies.

It's for people who are ready to get serious about managing their projects professionally.