Human Factors Books on Specific Topics

The following is a compilation of suggested references on specific topics that were identified as educational needs in the Education and Training Committee's 2003 survey (see Educational Resources Project). After the topics were identified by the survey, the committee provided suggested references for each of the topics.

Review Criteria

1. Is the book is relatively up to date, or is it a classic in the field?
2. Does it cover a topic of interest to HFES members as defined in the educational needs survey?
3. Is it accessible?

Below, arranged by category, is a listing of publications that are valuable resources in human factors/ergonomics.

Application of Human Factors Principles
• Sanders, M. S., & McCormick, E. J. (1993). Human factors in engineering and design. New York: McGraw-Hill. (Textbook)

Cognition
• Reisberg, D. (2007). Cognition: Exploring the science of the mind (Third Media Ed.). New York: W. W. Norton. (Textbook)

Display Design
• Any book by Edward Tufte.
• MacDonald, L. W., & Lowe, A. C. (Eds.). (2003). Display systems: Design and applications. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. (Edited book)

Ergonomics
• Astrand, P., Rodahl, K., Dahl, H. A., & Stromme, S. B. (2003). Textbook of work physiology: Physiological bases of exercise (4th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers. (Textbook)
• Chaffin, D. B., Anderson, G. B. J., & Martin, B. J. (2006). Occupational biomechanics (4th ed.). New York: Wiley. (Textbook)
• Eastman Kodak Company (2003). Kodak’s ergonomic design for people at work (2nd ed). New York: Wiley. (Reference text)
• Grandjean, E., & Kroemer, K. H. E. (1997). Fitting the task to the human: A textbook of occupational ergonomics (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis. (Textbook)
• Kroemer, K. H. E., Kroemer, H. B., & Kroemer-Elbert, K. E. (2000). Ergonomics: How to design for ease and efficiency (2nd ed.). New York: Prentice-Hall. (Textbook)
• Stanton, N., Hedge, A., Brookhuis, K., Salas, E., & Hendrick, H. (2005). Handbook of human factors and ergonomics methods. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. (Edited book, Handbook)
• Tayyari, F., & Smith, J. L. (1997). Occupational ergonomics: Principles and applications. New York: Springer-Verlag. (Textbook)
• Winter, D. A. (2005). Biomechanics and motor control of human movement (3rd ed.). New York: Wiley. (Textbook)

Experimental Methods
• Campbell, D. T., & Stanley, J. C. (1963). Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Research. Hopewell, NJ: Houghton Mifflin (Textbook)
• Cook, T. D., & Campbell, D. T. (1979). Quasi-Experimentation: Design and analysis issues for field settings. Hopewell, NJ: Houghton Mifflin. (Textbook)
• Stanton, N., Hedge, A., Brookhuis, K., Salas, E., & Hendrick, H. (2005). Handbook of human factors and ergonomics methods. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. (Edited book, Handbook)

Human-Computer Interaction
• Card, S. K., Moran, T. P., & Newell, A. (1983). The psychology of human-computer interaction. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. (Reference text)
• Sears, A., &, Jacko, J. A. (Eds.). (2007). The human-computer interaction handbook: Fundamentals, evolving technologies, and emerging applications (2nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. (Edited book, Handbook)
• Sharp, H., Rogers, Y., & Preece, J. (2007). Interaction design: Beyond human-computer interaction. Hoboken NJ: Wiley. (Textbook)

Oral Communication Skills
• Carnegie, D. (2006). Public speaking for success. New York: Tarcher/Penguin. (Self-help book)

Project Management
• Portney, S. E. (2007). Project management for dummies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. (Reference text)

Task Analysis/Cognitive Task Analysis
• Ainsworth, L. K., & Kirwan, B. (Eds.). (1992). A guide to task analysis. London: Taylor & Francis. (Handbook)
• Crandall, B., Klein, G., & Hoffman, R. R. (2006). Working minds: A practitioner's guide to cognitive task analysis. Boston: MIT Press. (Handbook)
• Diaper, D., & Stanton, N. (Eds.). (2004). The handbook of task analysis for human-computer interaction. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. (Edited book, Handbook)
• Schraagen J. M., Chipman, S. F., & Shalin, V. L. (2000) Cognitive task analysis. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. (Edited book)

Time Management
• Griessman, B. E. (1994). Time tactics of very successful people. New York: McGraw Hill. (Self-help book)

Usability Analysis/Testing
• Jordan, P. W. (2001). An introduction to usability. Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis. (Textbook)
• Nielson, J. (1993). Usability engineering. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. (Reference text)
• Rubin, J. (1994). Handbook of usability testing: How to plan, design, and conduct effective tests. New York: Wiley. (Handbook)
• Zaphiris, P., & Kurniawan, S. (Eds.). Human-computer interaction research in web design and evaluation. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing. (Edited book, Reference text)

Writing Skills
• American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. (Reference text)
• Glenn, C., & Gray, L. (2006). The writer’s Harbrace handbook. Florence, KY: Heinle, Thomson Higher Education Publishing. (Self-help book, Handbook)
• Zinsser, W. K. (2001). On writing well, 25th anniversary: The classic guide to writing nonfiction. New York: Harper Collins. (Self-help book)