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Are ergonomics user interface standards more trouble than they're worth? (pdf, 348k)
A paper by Tom Stewart, originally published in the journal Ergonomics.

Bluffers' Guide to ISO 9241
Essential reading from David Travis.

Display screen (VDU) regulations
An extensive treatment of ISO 9241 from Tom Stewart.

International standards for HCI and usability
An extensive listing of ISO and other international standards as they apply to human-computer interaction, from the UsabilityNet site.

Introduction to ISO 13 407
Material on this significant standard from the EMMUS project.

INUSE
This handbook provides an introduction to the key principles and activities of user-centred design as advocated by the ISO 13407 standard.

ISO 13407 and ISO TR 18529
A brief outline of these two standards.

New developments in ergonomics standards
No longer so new, but a useful brief introduction to ISO 13 407.

Standards
A good overview of the various sets of ISO standards applicable to different aspects of human-computer interaction, from Usability Partners in Stockholm.

Usabilitynet
Extensive reference material about the International Standards.

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