[Web4lib] Nielsen's Top 10 - 2005 version

[Andrew Darby]

Everybody, pile on!

While you may not agree with everything he says, and may be put off by 
his (occasionally) schoolmarmish tone, I think it is a bit unfair to 
pick on poor Jakob Nielsen.  He has, after all, been publishing in this 
field for decades, and rather than presenting a purely subjective 
opinion usually backs up his assertions with research.  To accuse him of 
a lack of "practical experience" seems a bit rich.  To accuse him of a 
deficiency of "common sense" seems the sort of ad hominem attack more 
suited to the political sphere . . . where is this pool of common sense, 
and how do i drink me some?

And let's not forget--he gave us permission to do usability studies with 
only four or five subjects.  That's surely a gift to those of us in the 
.edu domain.

Andrew Darby
Web Services Librarian
Ithaca College Library
http://www.ithaca.edu/library/

Drew, Bill wrote:
> Actually I always wondered who named him the accessibility and usability
> god.  There are many better sources in LibraryLand with much more
> practical experience and common sense.
> 
> Bill Drew
> drewwe at morrisville.edu
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